I expect the AWACS to be with us by March BIG BOSS | air chief marshal | fali homi major AIR Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major, commissioned on December 31, 1967, has flown over 7,000 hours in the Sentinel, T-6G, Mi-4, Mi-8 and Mi-17 helicopters. He commanded the IAFs first Mi-17 squadron, which operated at Siachen Glacier, and led another Mi-17 squadron into battle during IPKF operations in Sri Lanka, winning the Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry).