IAF's Shakti Sharma becomes first woman Air Vice-Marshal in India
- Air Vice Marshal Shakti Sharma has become the first woman non-medical officer in India’s armed forces to attain the two-star rank of Air Vice Marshal.
- She assumed charge as Assistant Chief of the Air Staff Education at Air Headquarters on September 1.
- Commissioned into the IAF’s Education Branch in 1994, Sharma has served across training establishments, field stations, command headquarters and Air Headquarters.
- She was also the first woman officer from the three Services to head a Sainik School, serving as principal of Sainik School Kapurthala.
Source: indianexpress.com
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