Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 14: Air Marshal SS Soman, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command, visited Air Force Station Udhampur today.
The Air Marshal was accompanied by his wife Rashmi Soman, who is the president of Air Force Wives Welfare Association (Regional) of the WAC.
He was received by Group Captain Devendra P Hirani Station Commander, Air Force Station Udhampur and his wife, Madhu Hirani, president Air Force Wives Welfare Association (Local) and other senior officers.
Mr Soman, a graduate of the National Defence Academy, Pune, commissioned in the Flying Branch in December 1976, visited Air Force Station Udhampur as part of his familiarization tour to the units under Western Air Command.
It is his first visit of this base of IAF after taking over the command of Western Air Command, the most operational command of Indian Air Force.
He expressed immense satisfaction with the Operational, Maintenance and Administrative
aspects of the Station’s functioning and appreciated the professionalism displayed by the entire Station, besides stressing upon them to achieve higher standards in all spheres of activities in service to the nation..
After inspecting various sections of the station, the Air Marshal interacted with aircrew and the other personnel and took stock of the various measures being undertaken by the station towards the welfare of its personnel.
The AOC-in-C held detailed discussions regarding operations in the region.
Rashmi Soman on the other hand visited all the projects and institutions of the Air Force Wives Welfare Association at Air Force Station Udhampur including Air Force Primary School and the Play School- ‘BACHPAN’.
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