Year: 2021

THE NIGHT BEFORE OUR HERO DIED : A TRUE STORY

THE NIGHT BEFORE OUR HERO DIED : A TRUE STORY

The death of colleagues during operations has an emotive impact, and a short tryst with a soldier prior to his
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DECISION DILEMMA : TO EJECT OR TO GLIDE AND LAND

DECISION DILEMMA : TO EJECT OR TO GLIDE AND LAND

AN UNSUNG HERO: FLYING OFFICER RAJESH ‘LALOOLEE’ LAL Risk Taking is an extremely important character trait for the men in
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EXERCISE SAHAYATA 2016 – STREAMLINING DISASTER RELIEF OPERATIONS

EXERCISE SAHAYATA 2016 – STREAMLINING DISASTER RELIEF OPERATIONS

Indian Disaster Response has improved in the last few years, but there is always a scope for improvement. To that
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HAVOC BY HUNTERS AT LONGEWALA

HAVOC BY HUNTERS AT LONGEWALA

In a noteworthy example of Army- Air cooperation, Hunter aircraft based at Jaisalmer alongwith Air OP pilots and the Army
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PAKISTANI DEBACLE AT LONGEWALA

PAKISTANI DEBACLE AT LONGEWALA

The Pakistani debacle at Longewala was dramatised in the Bollywood movie ‘Border’. This condensed account brings to light the chaos
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JANGIS (1 MARATHA LI) LEAD THE NORTHERN THRUST

JANGIS (1 MARATHA LI) LEAD THE NORTHERN THRUST

As the 2, 33 and 4 Corps battled their way through Pakistani defences to the West, Northwest and East of
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THE FIERCELY FOUGHT BATTLES OF HILLI AND BOGRA

THE FIERCELY FOUGHT BATTLES OF HILLI AND BOGRA

There were several intense battles fought during the Indo Pak war, but the Battles of Hilli were fiercely fought over
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NABHA AKAL HOLDS ON AT GARIBPUR

NABHA AKAL HOLDS ON AT GARIBPUR

14 PUNJAB (NABHA AKAL) came under heavy shelling and air attacks, but resiliently staved off a Pakistani Brigade counter attack
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2005 IN CARNIC – REBUILDING AN AIRBASE

2005 IN CARNIC – REBUILDING AN AIRBASE

The Car Nicobar Airbase of the Indian Air Force (IAF) was swept away in the tsunami on 26 December 2004.
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DHAKA IN HIS SIGHTS General Sagat Singh’s Disruptive Tempo

DHAKA IN HIS SIGHTS General Sagat Singh’s Disruptive Tempo

Lieutenant General Sagat Singh has rightly been credited as the operational level architect, who engineered the collapse of the Pakistan
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