<h1>Air Force Chief Urges Phased Move to Theatre Commands, Recommends Joint Planning Centre under Chiefs of Staff Committee</h1> The air force chief cautioned against hurried implementation of the proposed theatre-commands model, arguing that wholesale structural disruption is inadvisable and urging phased measures. He proposed creating a joint planning and coordination centre in the capital, operating under directions of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, to secure tri-service synergy through centrally planned but decentrally executed decisions. The remarks endorse incremental reform-start with apex-level joint planning, evaluate outcomes, and only then consider lower-level reorganisation-highlighting governance, command-and-control, and inter-service coordination considerations that may shape legal and administrative steps for defence restructuring.