Indian Air Force is celebrating 91st anniversary on 08 Oct 2023 with a commemorative parade and airshow at Prayagraj city. It will also be last time that MiG 21 will participate in an air show or a parade.
MiG 21: My First Love.
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HAND OF GOD
Most pilots are sometimes faced with an emergent situation wherein the responses need to be prompt, correct and precise. A first-hand ditching story by Islander aircraft pilot of Indian Navy.
Learning and Change: Two Constants
Military training is about war and aviation is no different. The goal is to win. This is at a very high level and is decomposed through different levels of the organization and finally, it is about mission success. Success is further measured against well-defined objectives.
LOOKING AFTER HEALTH- POST-RETIREMENT
Post retirement is relating to the time after someone has left their job and stopped working because they have reached a particular age.
The ones who never returned.
AND THEY WHO FOR THEIR COUNTRY DIE SHALL FILL AN HONORED GRAVE, FOR GLORY LIGHTS THE SOLDIER’S TOMB, AND BEAUTY WEEPS THE BRAVE.
*फौजी का बक्सा*
by the wife of Fauji.—————————————- The fauji wife is a unique breed. Her association with the military and its lifestyle engenders toughness and teaches her skills that others may not be called upon to use. If you’re a fauji wife or know someone who is, you will identify with black color steel box which are used for storing clothes and other household items etc when an Indian soldier has to move from one place to another. While at home they turn into bed, sofa, table, storage, etc which just depends…
The Sabji Courier
During the summer, one of the key tasks of the Indian Army is to stock up its high-altitude border posts with tents, clothing, food, ammunition and fuel for the harsh winter ahead. The heavy stocks are moved by roads while essential and high-value assets are mobilised by air. This is the just first step. Subsequently, all supplies are moved to forward bases through tough terrain with the help of locals, mules or aircraft. A soldier at these outposts is fighting three elements – the enemy, the weather and his own health. The cost of keeping each soldier at those altitudes, equipping him, feeding him and providing him with wherewith all for fighting is humongous and require Herculean effort. The story highlights the human side of the problem.
The Unknown Sikh Soldier in the Kargil War
..in the Kargil war I remember it as if it was yesterday. It was the 23rd May 1999, the Kargil conflict was ongoing. My crew and I were in Awantipur to pick up 24 casualties (20 sitting & 4 on stretchers) the casualties were seriously wounded. The age of the passengers ranged between 19-27 years. Some had deep bullet wounds, where the bullet had gone through, but he still had his legs and could sit, stand, walk, and wasn’t on a stretcher. The men who were on a stretcher were the badly…
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST FEMALES – INDIA
In India, discriminatory attitudes towards either sex have existed for generations and affect the lives of both sexes. Although the constitution of India grants men and women equal rights, gender disparities remain. Research shows gender discrimination mostly in favor of men in many realms including the workplace.
Veernari
Either I will come back after hoisting the Tricolor, or I will come back wrapped in it, but I will be back for sure. Capt. Vikram Batra, PVC (posthumous) “Veer nari” (or woman of courage)—that’s what a military widow is called in official parlance. A veer nari is defined as the widow of an armed forces member who has laid down his life for the nation, whether in war or in a military operation. Putting forth a poem by Ms Lakshmi Mini. She believed his words,“I’ll soon return”,He wasn’t a liar,For he…