In a first, Indian Navy women officers to join warships crew

Heralding yet another first in the history of Indian naval aviation two women officers have been selected to join as Observers Airborne Tacticians in the helicopter stream Lieutenant Kumudini Tyagi and Sub Lieutenant Riti Singh will be the first women officers in the Indian Navy to embark on Navy warships as part of ships crewThey would in effect be the first set of women airborne combatants who would be operating from warships Earlier entry of women was restricted to the fixed wing aircraft that took off and landed ashore Indian Navy spokesperson Commander Vivek Madhwal saidThey are to be part of MultiRoleHelicopters MRHcrewThey would in effect be the first set of women airborne combatants who would be operating from warships Earlier entry of women was restricted to the fixed wing aircraft that took off and landed ashore IndianNavy indiannavy spokesperson Commander Vivek Madhwal said pictwittercomVxBRaywetOmdash IANS Tweets ians_india September 21 2020These officers Sub Lieutenant Kumudini Tyagi and Sub Lieutenant Riti Singh are a part of a group of 17 officers of the Indian Navy including four women officers and three officers of the Indian Coast Guard 13 officers of Regular batch and 4 woman officers of Short Service Commission batch who were awarded Wings on graduating as Observers at a ceremony held on Monday at INS Garuda KochiThe ceremony was presided by Rear Admiral Antony George NM VSM Chief Staff Officer Training who presented the awards and coveted wings to the graduating officers Commander Vivek Madhwal saidIn addition the chief guest also awarded the Instructor Badge to six other officers five from the Indian Navy including a woman and another from Indian Coast Guard who had successfully graduated as Qualified Navigation Instructors QNI on the occasionSpeaking on the occasion complementing the graduating officers Rear Admiral Antony George highlighted the fact that it is a landmark occasion wherein for the firsttime women will be trained in helicopter operations which would ultimately pave way for the deployment of women in frontline warships of Indian NavyThe officers of the 91st Regular course and 22nd SSC Observer course were trained in air navigation flying procedures tactics employed in air warfare antisubmarine warfare and exploitation of airborne avionic systems These officers would serve onboard Maritime Reconnaissance and AntiSubmarine Warfare aircraft of the Indian Navy and Indian Coast GuardFrom the 91st Regular Observer Course Lieutenant Hitesh Singh was awarded the Uttar Pradesh Trophy on being adjudged First in the Overall Order of Merit while Lt Anuj Kumar was awarded the Flag Officer CommandinginChief Eastern Naval Command Trophy for being adjudged Best in FlyingLt Hitesh Singh was also awarded the Sub Lieutenant RV Kunte memorial Book Prize on being adjudged Best in Ground SubjectsFrom 22nd SSC Observer Course Sub Lieutenant Kreeshma R was awarded the Book Prize for being adjudged Best in Overall Order of MeritKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever