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| ARMY AVIATION : Looking beyond infinity | | | Sarita Jamwal
EARLY TIMES REPORT
Udhampur Oct 31: 1st November 1986 is a historic day for the Army Aviation when the aviation resources of the erstwhile Air OP flights of IAF were transferred to the army and the Army Aviation Corps finally came into being.
Building from those days, Army Aviation Corps, the youngest Corps in the Indian Army has notched up an enviable record of successes, awards and decorations.
It is an amalgamation of diverse influence and traditions of the Aviation and the Army.
The motto Suveg Va Sudrid clearly narrates the daily ongoing epic of Army Aviations’ ceaseless operational involvement across diverse terrains, in contrasting weather and climatic conditions in a variety of difficult situations.
To add to this are the inborn demands of the environment as Aviation requires enormous reserves of physical, mental and moral stamina. The men and machines, of the Army Aviation Corps, have done yeoman service during the two major wars and innumerable missions of mercy in peace time for which they have earned accolades far out of proportion to their small numbers.
Ever since their induction in Northern Command, this fledgling arm has been involved in every form of operations in the diverse terrain of Northern Command theatre. Be it guarding the borders, fighting the sinister militancy or supporting troops in the frozen battlefields of Siachen, army aviation has provided timely and essential support to the ground forces.
Northern Command Aviation resources were augmented in 2006 after the induction of Dhruv helicopters, which have expanded the employment 24x7.
Army Aviation has also been involved in rescue and relief during OP Cloud burst in Leh during August this year when the flash floods ravaged the Ladhak region.
In view of the criticality of the situation the helicopters at Leh were pressed into action to fly doctors, medical equipment and casualty evacuation of seriously injured persons.
Army Aviation took on the responsibility to reach out to the remotest and inaccessible areas to provide essential warm clothing and food and medicine, and evacuate the wounded and stranded people at the earliest.
These selfless actions were greatly acknowledged by the people of Ladhak and scores of Indian and foreign tourists.\
Army Aviation is the most rapidly expanding and advancing arm of the Indian Army. The stakes are high, and a great responsibility lies on the men who fly undeterred to fulfil the mission of this great Army.
The flights of Northern Command have won both the Chief of Army Staff Flight Safety Trophy and the Colonel Commandant Trophy competing against all the flights in the Indian Army.
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