Wing Commander Pooja Thakur became the first women to lrad the ceremonial tri-service guard of honor inspected by U.S. President Barak Obama at Rastrapati Bhavan.
Wing Commander Pooja Thakur,from Rajasthan,belongs to the administrative branch of the Indian Air Force and is Currently posted at 'Disha',the publicity cell at the Air Force Headquarters.
She was commissioned into the IAF in 2001.She has been active in para-jumping and adventure sport,Air Force sources said.
Speaking to TV channel,Wing Commander Thakur said;"It is a very proud moment for me and the Indian Air Force,to be creating history,to present the guard of honor to the most powerful man in the world"..
"The message it sends is that we all are equal.In the Indian Air Force,men and women receive the same training.It is not a job,but a way of life."she added.
Wing Commander Pooja Thakur,from Rajasthan,belongs to the administrative branch of the Indian Air Force and is Currently posted at 'Disha',the publicity cell at the Air Force Headquarters.
She was commissioned into the IAF in 2001.She has been active in para-jumping and adventure sport,Air Force sources said.
Speaking to TV channel,Wing Commander Thakur said;"It is a very proud moment for me and the Indian Air Force,to be creating history,to present the guard of honor to the most powerful man in the world"..
"The message it sends is that we all are equal.In the Indian Air Force,men and women receive the same training.It is not a job,but a way of life."she added.
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