As part of the Exercise Poorvi Akash being done by the Eastern Air Command (EAC) today, round-the-clock operational, maintenance and other critical activities were undertaken across the entire command, Indian Air Force said in an official statement.
Officers and personnel of the Indian Air Force, including those belonging to Dornier and Mi17-V5 Sqn having a historical connection with the Kilo Flt interacted with Bangladesh Air Force personnel.
Eastern Air Command (EAC) of Indian Air Force will conduct its annual Command level exercise - Ex Poorvi Akash from 30 October to 5 November, said an official statement from IAF.
Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, Chief of the Air Staff attended the annual Eastern Air Command (EAC) Commanders' conference held from October 12-13 at Air Force Station, Tezpur.
The Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Air Command SP Dharkar on Tuesday called on Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga at his office chamber in Aizawl.
On arrival, he was received by Air Commodore Bhuvan Mathur, Air Officer Commanding, Air Force Station Jorhat and Air Commodore Sunil Agrawal, Air Officer Commanding, 5 Air Force Hospital.
Eastern Air Command of the Indian Air Force has inducted heavy machinery in an inaccessible terrain in Arunachal Pradesh to aid Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF).
Eastern Air Commander Air Marshal SP Dharkar on Saturday visited the Tezpur air base amid the ongoing Command-level exercise Poorvi Akash where he also interacted with the elements deployed for the exercise.
The exercise is being conducted after a gap of two years due to the COVID-19 pande
The Eastern Air Command was born in combat and has grown through battles and is one of the lethal arms of the Indian Air Force which controls air operations over a vast area that straddles 11 states.
Tezpur (Assam) [India], October 2 (ANI): Air Marshal SP Dharkar assumed charge as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Headquarters Eastern Air Command, Indian Air Force on Saturday.
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], October 1 (ANI): Air Marshal SP Dharkar on Saturday took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Indian Air Force's Eastern Air Command from Air Marshal R D Mathur in Shillong, officials said.