Hyderabad, June 5 -- Air Vice Marshal GKJ Reddy, VSM, on Friday assumed charge as the Commandant of the College of Defence Management (CDM), Secunderabad.

He succeeded Major General G. Srinivas, VSM, who has been appointed as General Officer Commanding (GOC), Telangana and Andhra Sub Area (TASA).

Commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force in 1990, Air Vice Marshal Reddy is a Category-A Qualified Flying Instructor with more than 4,500 flying hours to his credit.

A graduate of the National Defence College and the Defence Services Staff College, he has held several important command and staff appointments during his distinguished career. Prior to taking over at CDM, he served as Associate Director (PMT) at the Aeronautical...