Hyderabad: Chief of Air Staff to review Combined Graduation Parade at AFA Dundigal on Dec 14

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)

Hyderabad: The Combined Graduation Parade of Number 214 Course at Air Force Academy (AFA) Dundigal, Hyderabad will be held on December 14.

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). Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) would be the Reviewing Officer (RO) for the parade.

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During the ceremony, the RO will confer the ‘President’s Commission’ to the graduating trainees. The ceremony also includes presentation of ‘Wings’ and ‘Brevets’, upon successful completion of training to the flight cadets, officers of the Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard and one officer from a friendly foreign country.

This CGP will also mark commissioning of the first batch of the Weapon Systems branch officers into the IAF, a press release said.

The flight cadet from Flying branch who stands first in the order of merit will be awarded the coveted ‘President’s Plaque’ as well as the ‘Chief of the Air Staff Sword of Honour’ and will be commanding the parade.

Aerial display by SU-30 MKI, Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) and the ‘Sarang’ helicopter display team, interspersed with the common graduating parade will be the major attractions of this ceremony, along with fly pasts by the Pilatus PC-7 Mk-II, Hawk, Kiran, and Chetak aircraft.