IAF chief to attend graduation parade at AFA, Dundigal in Hyd
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New Delhi: cwill attend the graduation ceremony at the Air Force Academy (AFA), Dundigal, in Hyderabad that will be held on June 15 with traditional military splendour, officials said on Monday.
This will mark the successful completion of pre-commissioning training of flight cadets of the flying and ground duty branches of the Indian Air Force (IAF), the defence ministry said in a statement.
"The Combined Graduation Parade (CGP) of the 213 Officers' Course at the Air Force Academy (AFA), Dundigal, Hyderabad, will be held on 15 June, 2024, with traditional military splendour, to mark the successful completion of pre-commissioning training of flight cadets of the Flying and Ground Duty branches of the Indian Air Force (IAF)," it said.
Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari would be the Reviewing Officer of the parade, the statement said. During the function, he will confer the President's Commission to the graduating trainees.
The ceremony includes presentation of 'Wings' to flight cadets, officers of the Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard and officers from friendly foreign countries who would be successfully completing their flying training. Being the culmination of a demanding period of training, the occasion marks the most important milestone in any military aviator's career, it said.
