For the first time in the history of the Indian Air Force (IAF), Group Captain Shaliza Dhami will take over command of a frontline combat unit in the Western sector.
Dhami is also the air force's first woman-qualified flying instructor.
Commissioned into the IAF in 2003, Dhami is a qualified flying instructor and has logged more than 2,800 hours of flying, the officials said on the eve of International Women's Day.
Qualified Flying Instructor, she has served as Flight Commander of a Helicopter Unit in the Western sector.
A Group Captain in the IAF is equivalent to a Colonel in the Army.
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Having been commended by the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief on two occasions, the officer is presently posted in the Operations branch of a frontline Command Headquarters.
