Tag: Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry)

2 IAF personnel awarded Vayu Sena Medal

by StratPost News Desk • January 26, 2016

Two Mi-17V5 pilots, Wing Commander Nirmal Kumar Bakshi and Wing Commander Rajiv Dobhal have been awarded the Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry) for their actions during the Nepal earthquake relief operations.

by Saurabh Joshi • August 14, 2014

The armed forces personnel to be awarded for gallantry this Independence Day include Major Mukund Varadarajan, who is being awarded the Ashok Chakra, posthumously.

by Saurabh Joshi • August 16, 2013

This Independence Day, the following personnel from the armed forces were conferred gallantry awards. This is who they are and why they were cited.

by Saurabh Joshi • January 26, 2013

The following is the list of gallantry award winners announced this Republic Day, along with their citations.

by StratPost News Desk • January 25, 2011

Three Indian Air Force pilots will be awarded the Vayu Sena Medal for Gallantry while one will be conferred the Shaurya Chakra on the occasion of Republic Day on Wednesday.