Air Cmde Ajay Kunnath was commissioned into the IAF on 06 Apr 93. He was born in Chennai and did his schooling and engineering in Bengaluru. He is an aluminus of Sir M Vishveswarayya Institute of Technology Bengaluru and graduated with a BE in Electronics. In his career spanning 32 years, the Air Officer has held prestigious appointments including Commanding a major Communication hub as a Group Captain as well as the frontline Network Operations Centre of the Indian Air Force as an Air Cmde. He has a specialisation in Missile Systems as well as Terrestrial & Satellite Communication Systems. He also has distinguished himself in the instructional sphere by being a Directing Staff at the premier Defence Services Staff College for three years. He is a decorated Officer having been decorated by the President by receiving the Vishisht Seva Medal and has also been commended thrice by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Officer Commanding in Chief as well as the Chief of the Integrated Defence Staff. He is presently tenanting an important assignment in the field of Communications at Air HQ.