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Women aviators inducted into Navy

Kochi: In a first, Sub Lieutenants Seema Rani Sharma and Ambica Hooda were inducted into the Navy on Friday. They were awarded the ‘wings’ by Rear Admiral Sudhir Pillai, Flag Officer Naval Aviation, at an impressive ceremonial Parade at the INS Garuda here.

This is for the first time that Naval aviation, 56 years after its inception, has inducted women combatant officers as observers on board its fleet of Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA).

— PTI

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