Kelvin Khong. Kelvin Khong Boon Leong  is a Singaporean former major-general who served as Chief of Air Force from 2019 to 2024.

Education
Khong was educated at Hwa Chong Junior College and attended the flight training programme at Singapore Youth Flying Club, where he was the Best Trainee in Flying upon graduation in 1995. 

In 1999, after being awarded the Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholarship, Khong graduated from Imperial College London with a Master of Engineering in aeronautical engineering. 

Khong also attended the Air Command and Staff College and graduated with a Master of Military Operational Art and Science degree in 2008. He subsequently completed a Master of Business Administration at the International Institute for Management Development in 2012.

Military career
Khong enlisted in the Singapore Armed Forces in 1995 and served as a pilot in the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF), operating the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon and McDonnell Douglas F-15SG. 

During his military career, Khong has held the appointments of Commanding Officer, 149 Squadron; Branch Head, Air Operations Department; Branch Head; Joint Operations Department; Head, Air Plans; Head, Air Operations; Head, Operational Development Group in Air Combat Command; Commander, Air Combat Command; Chief of Staff (Air Staff); and Chief of Staff (Joint Staff). 

Khong was promoted from the rank of colonel to brigadier-general on 1 July 2015, and to the rank of major-general on 1 July 2019. 

On 22 March 2019, Khong succeeded Mervyn Tan as Chief of Air Force. Under his leadership, the RSAF began the acquisition of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, achieved full operational capabilities for the A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport and the Aster 30 Ground Based Air Defence system, and participated in several Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief missions, such as the bushfire and flood relief operations in Australia, the airlift operations of Afghan evacuees from Qatar to Germany, and the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza. 

Khong stepped down on 22 March 2024, and was succeeded by Kelvin Fan.

Awards and decorations 

  Public Administration Medal (Military) (Gold), in 2020.
  Public Administration Medal (Military) (Silver), in 2014.
  Long Service Medal (Military), in 2020.
  Singapore Armed Forces Long Service and Good Conduct (20 Years) Medal
  Singapore Armed Forces Long Service and Good Conduct (10 Years) Medal with 15 year clasp
  Singapore Armed Forces Good Service Medal
  Ordre national du Mérite (Officier), in 2022.
  Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia, in 2023.
  Bintang Swa Bhuwana Paksa Utama (1st Class), in 2023.
  Commander of the Legion of Merit, in 2023.
  Knight Grand Cross of the Most Noble Order of the Crown, in 2023.
  Courageous Commander of The Most Gallant Order of Military Service (P.G.A.T.)

Personal life 
Khong is married to Ho Pei Chen, and has two sons and a daughter.

References 

Living people
Singaporean people of Chinese descent
Chiefs of the Republic of Singapore Air Force
Hwa Chong Institution alumni
Alumni of Imperial College London
Air Command and Staff College alumni
International Institute for Management Development alumni
Recipients of the Long Service Medal (Military) (Singapore)
Recipients of the Pingat Pentadbiran Awam (Tentera)
1976 births
21st-century Singaporean people
Honorary officers of the Order of Australia
Officers of the Ordre national du Mérite
Recipients of the Legion of Merit