Air Marshal Sadhna S. Nair assumed the appointment of Director General Hospital Services (Armed Forces) in the office of DGAFMS on October 23, 2023, becoming the first woman to hold the position on promotion to the rank of Air Marshal. A graduate from the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Air Marshal Sadhna S. Nair was commissioned into the Indian Air Force in December 1985. She is the first and only woman Principal Medical Officer of Western Air Command and Training Command.