If the Israel-Palestine war (at least initially!) has managed anything positive at all, it has made the whole world acutely aware of the power, of the reach, of the inevitability of the Air Force. In fact, until very recently, Israel did not even introduce the infantry. It was either missiles or mostly carpet bombing by the Air Force.
The Air Force, one could say, is literally the wings of any army. Unlike the infantry or the Navy, it can cover a huge distance literally in a jiffy. Moreover, it can strike and return to safety in no time. Obviously hence, it is more devastating as well.
My submission is that the Indian Air Force is as centrally relevant during the peace time as it is during the war. Luckily, despite many skirmishes and a few battles, India has not indulged in warfare of the Ukraine type or the current Israel-Hamas onwards variety.
The Indian Air Force is hence more helpful in peacetime activities such as helping the citizens marooned areas due to the rivers in spate, for instance. In fact, any time there is any natural calamity, the Indian Air Force is present there, literally that very moment, like the genie in the lamp.
It is a real tough training that the officers undergo. They have to be in perfect ship-shape form physically. Their eyesight has to be of the best 'power', for instance. In a way they, too, are operating in the space, without any concrete support. So their highly skillful profession is quite dangerous as well. Their job profile, in brief, is a unique combination of technological awareness, superb skilfulness, and quite some daredevilry. On the Indian Air Force Day, here is wishing the bravehearts every success.
Pratima@Ever since ancient times, there have been references to the air force. That centrally relevant is this arm of the army.
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