A board at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, March 13
The man appointed to lead India’s effort in the search for MH370, the missing Malaysian Airlines jet, is 59-year-old Air Marshal P.K. Roy.
He is currently the head of the Andaman and Nicobar Command and joined the Indian Air Force in 1975 after gaining his commission from the National Defence Academy near the central city of Pune.
A trained helicopter pilot, Air Marshal Roy has 4,500 hours of flying experience and is also a qualified flying instructor.
He has held a number of high ranking positions, including as the commander of the air force station in New Delhi, and the commandant of the National Defence College, also in the Indian capital. He has also served as the military and air attaché at the Indian Embassy in Ukraine between 2002 to 2005.
Air Marshal Roy has been awarded a number of medals for distinguished service, including the Vayu Sena, Vishist Seva and Ati Vishist Seva Medal.
He will coordinate India’s search as it joins 10 other nations, including the U.S. and China, in the hunt for MH370 after it vanished from the sky early Saturday. Earlier this week, India had offered Malaysia all possible assistance in looking for the aircraft carrying 277 passengers, including five Indians, and 12 crew.
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