File picture of Graduation Parade at Air Force Academy.
Hyderabad: The Combined Graduation Parade of the 215th Course at Air Force Academy (AFA), Dundigal will be held on June 14. General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff will attend as the Reviewing Officer (RO) for the parade.
The event, marked by military precision, will commemorate the successful completion of the pre-commissioning training of flight cadets across various branches of the Indian Air Force (IAF).
During the ceremony, the RO will confer the ‘President’s Commission’ to the graduating trainees. The ceremony includes presentation of ‘Wings’ upon successful completion of training to the flight cadets of the IAF, officers of the Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard and one officer from a friendly foreign country.
The event will include a display by the Akash Ganga team and Air Warrior Drill Team (AWDT) to mark the beginning of the CGP, and interspersed fly-pasts by the Pilatus PC-7 Mk-II, Hawk, Kiran and Chetak aircraft. The aerial displays by PC-7 Mk-II, SU-30 MK-I, Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) will also form major attractions of this ceremony.