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NO. 7 SQUADRON The No.7 Squadron, Indian Air Force was formed on December 1, 1942 at Vizagapatnam under the command of Sqn Ldr Hem Chaudhuri. After W/T course at Bombay and Operational Training at 152 OTU in Peshawar, the unit acquired its first aircraft on  April 20, 1943 at Phaphamau, near Allahabad. By mid 1943, flying training and gunnery training was being accomplished at Kohat. The Squadron moved to Palam in Jan 49, where it was selected to be the first unit in the Indian Air Force to operate the De Havilland Vampire. At that time the squadron became the first unit in the whole of Asia to operate Jet aircraft. The 'Battle Axe' logo was formally approved by the President of India in Sept 1960, Though No.7 Squadron was using the emblem unofficially for many years preceding that. The Farsha or 'Battle Axe' represented Lord Parshurama's weapon. It had four cutting edges and had two unfurled wings adorning it on either side. The symbolic numbe

ARMY AIR DEFENCE In 1994, after bifurcation of Air Defence Arty from the Regiment of Artillery, a committee was set up by Lt Gen PK Pahwa, PVSM under Maj Gen A Mukherjee, AVSM for selection of the Corps Crest. The committee appointed National Institute of Design (NID), at Ahmedabad, for designing the ADA crest. The NID, Ahmedabad, with its faculty member, Mr Vijay Singh, designed the crest. The crest of Corps of Army Air Defence reflects the neo-facet of Army Air Defence. The crest embellished in hues of silver and gold comprises a missile with radar antennae on either side. The fiery exhaust of the missile and the radar radiations emitting outward signify the ever readiness and omni-competence of the Army Air Defence gunners. The crest is emblazoned with the Corps motto,  ‘Akashe Shatrun Jahi’meaning ‘ Kill the Enemy in the Sky’ which is engraved in Devanagri script on the scroll placed below. The Corps changed its designation, from Air Defence Artillery to Army A

REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY The Regiment of Artillery constitutes a formidable operational arm of Indian Army, with the units being organised on a Corps and Divisional basis. In an infantry division, artillery consists of three field regiments, one light anti-aircraft regiment and medium guns as and when required. Artillery is now classed as a combat arm. Its role is to dominate the battle field with its immense firepower so that an enemy can neither interfere with the operations nor develop their own effectively. For air and sea targets, gunners operate in conjunction with air and naval forces. The Regiment is the second largest arm of the Indian Army and constitutes almost one-sixth of its total strength. With its guns, mortars, rocket launchers, unarmed aerial vehicles, surveillance systems and missiles, artillery fire-power packs a lethal punch. The performance of the regiment during the Kargil conflict proved the battle winning capabilities of artillery. The Regim

HIGH ALTITUDE WARFARE SCHOOL The High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) is a training and research establishment of the Indian Army. It trains Indian Army personnel in high altitude mountain warfare and develops ideas and techniques for fighting in such difficult terrain. It is the one of the best mountain warfare training schools in the world. The school was established in December 1948 by General Kodendera Subayya Thimayya, then holding the rank of Brigadier. It was initially known as the 19 Infantry Division Ski School. During the winter of 1949-50, the school was redesignated as a Command Establishment and renamed as the Winter Warfare School. On April 08, 1962, it was upgraded to a Category A Training Establishment and adopted its current name. HAWS offers two training programs, the Mountain Warfare course and the Winter Warfare course. The Mountain Warfare course is conducted in Sonamarg between May and October each year. The Winter Warfare course is conducte

12 INFANTRY DIVISION The 12 Infantry Division is a division of the Indian Army. It was formed in January 1943, in Persia. It was renamed South Persia Area in January 1945. During the war it had 34th Indian Infantry Brigade, 39th Indian Infantry Brigade and 60th Indian Infantry Brigade under command. The division was formed  November 3,1966 from forces in the Barmer sector of the border with Pakistan. In December 1971 the 12th was under Southern Command, with the 30th, 45th and 322nd Infantry Brigades. Today the Arjun MBT is entering service with 140th Armoured Brigade, 12th Infantry Division in Jaisalmer. The two Arjun units have been reported as the 43 Armoured Regiment and 75 Armoured Regiment. The formation badge and sleeve patch of this Division has a golden battle axe  on black background. https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/12-div.htm https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/images/12ID.jpg https://www.scribd.com/doc/298953769/Swamy-s-Symbols-of