Abhilasha Barak is an officer in the Indian Army from Haryana. She completed her graduation from Delhi Technological University in 2016. She did her training from Officers Training Academy Chennai in 2017. She is known for becoming the first woman combat aviator in the Indian Army in 2022. She completed her one year of training from the Combat Army Aviation Training School at Nashik in Maharashtra.[1][2][3][4]
Early life
Barak is from Rohtak, Haryana. She is the daughter of a retired colonel.[5][6] She was born in Military Hospital, Wellington when her father was undergoing a course at Defence Services Staff College. She was commissioned into the Army Air Defence Corps in September 2018. She led the contingent for Corps of Army Air Defence on 28 Sep 2019 when former President Ram Nath Kovind awarded the President's Colours to the Corps on completion of 25 years of service. [7]
References
- ^ "Army gets first woman combat pilot in Capt. Abhilasha Barak". May 25, 2022 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "26-year-old Abhilasha Barak from Haryana becomes Indian Army's first woman combat aviator". May 26, 2022.
- ^ Negi, Manjeet (May 25, 2022). "Capt Abhilasha Barak becomes Indian Army's first woman combat aviator". India Today.
- ^ "Army: Rohtak girl joins as Indian Army's first woman combat aviator | India News – Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Captain Abhilasha Barak first woman combat aviator in army". Hindustan Times. May 26, 2022.
- ^ "Meet Captain Abhilasha Barak, First Woman Combat Pilot In Army Aviation". NDTV.com.
- ^ "Meet Captain Abhilasha Barak, Indian Army's First Woman Combat Aviator". IndiaTimes. 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
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