Group Captain Shaliza Dhami 1st woman to command frontline IAF combat unit

Shaliza Dhami- 1st woman to command frontline IAF combat unit

In the first command appointment for a woman officer in the Indian Air Force (IAF), Group Captain Shaliza Dhami has been selected to take over the command of a frontline combat unit in the Western sector. For the first time ever in the IAF’s history, Shaliza Dhami a woman officer has been given command of a frontline combat unit – in this case, a missile squadron in the Western sector.

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Group Captain Shaliza Dhami was commissioned in 2003 as a Helicopter pilot and has over 2,800 hours of flying experience. A Qualified Flying Instructor, she has served as Flight Commander of a Helicopter Unit in the Western sector. The armed forces have opened up command appointments for women officers following a Supreme Court verdict. The Army recently conducted interviews and approved the first batch of women officers for command appointments.

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