Chief of the Air Staff and chairman of the Chiefs of the Staff Committee, Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa will be the chief guest and reviewing officer of the Combined Graduation Parade at Air Force Academy-Dundigal on June 15 to mark the successful completion of pre-commissioning training of flight cadets belonging to various branches of Indian Air Force.
During the function, he will confer the ‘President’s Commission’ to 152 graduating trainees of various branches. The ceremony also includes presentation of ‘Wings and Brevets’ to the flight cadets for successful completion of flying and navigation training, respectively.
The chief guest will also award ‘Wings’ to officers of Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard on successful completion of their flying training at the academy. The parade will be followed by a static and aerobatic display of IAF aircraft. Parents and relatives of the flight cadets and various military dignitaries as well as foreign service attaches are expected to witness the event.
A flight cadet from ‘Flying Branch’ standing first in the Order of Merit will be awarded with the ‘Sword of Honour’ and will have the privilege of commanding the parade besides receiving the President’s Plaque. The reviewing officer will also present the President’s Plaque to those who stand first in the overall merit in the navigation and ground duty branches.
Mr. Dhanoa would also attend the ceremonial guest night as per custom and interact with graduating flights cadets and their parents. During this event, he will award trophies to the flight cadets who have excelled in their respective streams, a press release said.