Lance Naik Manju becomes Indian Army’s first woman sky diver with 10,000 ft jump

Lance Naik Manju becomes Indian Army’s first woman sky diver with 10,000 ft jump

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Category : Defense Published on: November 19 2022

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Lance Naik Manju of Eastern Command from the Corps of Military Police became the first woman Soldier Sky Diver of the Indian Army.
She jumped from a height of 10,000 ft from the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv.
The Eastern Command called it an “inspiring act” that would set an example for other women in the Indian Army.
Indian Army’s first woman soldier skydiver Lance Naik Manju was trained by the skydiving training team of the Indian Army’s Adventure Wing for the jump.
Notably, earlier in May 2022, 26-year-old Abhilasha Barak from Haryana had also created history by becoming the Indian Army’s first woman combat fighter.
The Eastern Command is one of the six operational commands of the Indian Army and is headquartered in Fort William in the city of Kolkata in West Bengal. It was formed on November 1, 1920.
Eastern Command is commanded by a three-star rank officer with the title General officer Commanding-in-chief. Lt. Gen. Rana Pratap Kalita is the current GOC-in-C of Eastern Command.

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