CAS reviews capability enhancement, infra upgradation at Air Force Station Chandigarh

NE NEWS SERVICE

AHMEDABAD, SEP 8

Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria visited the Air Force Chandigarh on Monday. His visit coincided with the 60th anniversary of Air Force Station Chandigarh. On his arrival, he was received by Air Commodore Tejbir Singh AVSM VM, Air Officer Commanding, Air Force Station Chandigarh, a Defence release said.

CAS reviewed the ongoing capability enhancement and infrastructure upgradation initiatives in the Station. He appreciated the role played by personnel of the Station in accomplishing the heavy lift and air maintenance tasks in general and undertaking rapid air mobilisation during the Eastern Ladakh contingency.

The CAS also visited Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV), Sector 47, Chandigarh as a mark of gratitude for his alma-mater and teachers to commemorate Teachers’ Day. He acknowledged the pivotal role that his teachers had played during those formative years and conveyed his best wishes to the school and Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan.

Earlier in the day, he addressed principals of 130 Air Force Schools across the country through a virtual mode.