NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, SEPT 1
Brigadier SN Tiwari assumed the command of NCC Group Headquarters in Rajkot on Tuesday. He becomes the 27th Group Commander of Rajkot NCC Group HQ under the Gujarat Directorate which looks after the training of NCC cadets in the entire Saurashtra region. The Group imparts training to approximately 13,000 cadets from 73 colleges and 113 schools under its Army, Navy, and Air Force NCC units, a Defence release said.
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Brig SN Tiwari is an alumnus of Sainik School, Rewa, National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, and the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He is a Special Forces Officer and was commissioned into Sixth Battalion of Parachute Regiment which he commanded, the release added.
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— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) August 30, 2020
The officer has been an epitome of excellence in Special Forces Regt of Indian Army. He has been an Airborne and Heliborne Warfare Expert and had the privilege of undertaking Joint Airborne Exercises with the USA and Russia. Brig SN Tiwari was also the manager of the Indian Special Forces team that won ‘Airborne Africa’ in 2002.
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— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) August 30, 2020
The officer has been an instructor at Elite Commando Wing, Belgaum. A Defence Services Staff College Graduate, he was posted to Special Operations Cell in Military Operations Directorate. He has also been Commandant of Army Airborne Training School at Agra. The officer has vast operational exposure in High Altitude and Counter-Insurgency operations and commanded a brigade in the northern sector.
The officer is an accomplished Hockey player, cyclist, skydiver, and a combat free faller. His wife Meena Tiwari, presently a homemaker is a PG in Hindi & Ancient History and B.Ed.
