1999 Kargil Operations

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I999 KARGIL OPERATIONS

THE AIR ACTION IN PICTURES
The Magnificent Men and Women

v	Wing Commander Harjinder Singh Jallawalia, Commanding Officer of the No.108 Hawkeyes Squadron, with a MiG-21M at Srinagar AFS.
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	Ready for Battle: A pilot from No.9 Wolfpacks Squadron beside his MiG-27ML.
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	Jubilant fighter pilots from Srinagar AFS raise their hands in a symbol of victory.
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	A Pilot from No.129 HU 'Nubra Warriors' looking out of his chopper after a sortie.
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	Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal A.Y. Tipnis, visits Srinagar AFS on June 25th.
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	Scramble for a sortie, a pilot rushes out of an underground bunker to his aircraft.
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	Helicopter crew and ground staff from the No.129 HU 'Nubra Warriors' pose besides a Mi-17 chopper armed with rocket pods.
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	No.223 Tridents Squadron sent in a detachment of MiG-29Bs to Srinagar AFS. In this picture, two of No.223 Squadron's pilots pose by their Squadron Emblem.
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v	Wing Commander N.K. Tandon, Commanding Officer of No.51 Sword Arms Squadron, poses for the camera in front a MiG-21bis. The squadron also flies MiG-27MLs.
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	Fg. Off. Gunjan Saxena, armed with an AK-47 Rifle, gets ready for a sortie in her Cheetah. Fg. Off. Saxena is the first woman IAF Officer to fly in a combat zone.
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	The Tigers at War: Kargil gave the opportunities for various IAF units to send in their best. Seen in this image is a Mirage 2000H, from the No.1 Tigers Squadron. Wg Cdr S Neelakantan seen standing in the Center.
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-	Flt. Lt. Amit Dabral, from the No.222 Tigersharks Squadron flying MiG-27MLs, gets ready for another sortie, in a concrete bunker at Srinagar AFS. Flt. Lt. Dabral was Mentioned-in-Despatches.
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	Sqn. Ldr. Dange and Fg. Off. Gunjan Saxena pose with their Cheetah helicopter and ground support crew at Srinagar AFS. Note the MiG-29B from the No.223 Tridents Squadron in the background.
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	Through out the entire conflict, aircraft of other squadrons were armed and on readiness at other airfields. Here a Jaguar IS of the No.5 Tuskers Squadron is all armed up and ready to go, along with its pilot, somewhere in the Western Sector.
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	Air Vice Marshal Narayanan Menon, AOC J&K and his Staff Officer, Group Captain A.R. Oak at a forward air force station in the Kargil sector. Air Vice Marshal Menon received the Uttam Yudh Seva Medal (UYSM).
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	The Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Anil Yashwant Tipnis visits the Kargil area accompanied by the Chief of Army Staff, General Ved Prakash Malik. Brigadier Amar Aul, Kargil Brigade Commander and Air Vice Marshal Narayanan Menon, AOC J&K are also in the picture.
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	Flt. Lt. K. Nachiketa, No.9 Wolfpacks Squadron, who ejected out of his MiG-27ML and exchanged gunfire with Pakistani troops trying to locate him. Flt. Lt. Nachiketa received the Vayu Sena Medal.