Air Marshal Pankaj Mohan Sinha, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, visited forward posts in Eastern Ladakh early this morning to celebrate Holi with personnel of Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Indian Air Force (IAF), said Headquarter Western Air Command, IAF.
Providing humanitarian aid, an Indian Air Force helicopter on Monday airlifted an elderly woman in a critical medical condition from Shade village in Ladakh's Zanskar Valley to Leh for treatment, said the IAF.
Choppers belonging to the Western Air Command carried out over 50 sorties over the last 48 hours, rescuing over 780 citizens in the flood-affected areas of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh, Indian Air Force officials informed on Wednesday.
Western Air Command, IAF on Tuesday recommenced its relief operations in Himachal Pradesh where many areas are havocked by heavy rains. The IAF rescued 150 citizens from various rain-affected areas of the state.
Ace fighter pilot Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit has been appointed as the new Deputy Chief of Air Staff. He will be in charge of the modernisation of the force, officials said.
Taking to Twitter, Head Quarters Western Air Command, IAF said, "Today an #IAF helicopter airlifted an elderly woman in a critical medical condition, from Shade village in Zanskar Vally to Leh #Ladakh for treatment. #HarKaamDeshKeNaam"
A ceremony for handing over the indigenous flying machine was hosted at the Aeronautical Engineering division of Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, on Monday, where the aircraft was received by Air Marshal R Radhish, SASO, HQ Western Air Command from Professor Baldev Setia, the director
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