Air Vice Marshal Samuel Nicodemus, VrC, VSM
(Retd), an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Pune
was commissioned in the IAF as a helicopter pilot in 1984.
With over 4700 hours of flying experience in various
aircraft, he has been involved in several operations - as part
of IPKF in Sri Lanka, two Indian Scientific Expeditions
to Antarctica, and the United Nations Peace Keeping Force
in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He has served as a
Flying Instructor, Rotary Wing Experimental Test Pilot,
Test Flying Instructor and the Head of Faculty at the
College of Defence Management. Besides command of two
medium lift helicopter units and a forward Air Base in the
Jammu and Kashmir sector, he has been involved in defence
procurement and long term planning for the IAF. His
academic qualifications include two Masters degrees in
Defence Studies and Management Studies, and an M.Phil
in Business Management from the Osmania University.
