EASTERN AIR COMMAND
EASTERN AIR COMMAND The No 1 Operational Group was upgraded to Eastern Air Command (EAC) on December 1, 1959 at Calcutta. In order to have more effective operational control over the region of the north-east, the Command Headquarters was shifted to Shillong on June 10, 1963. In 1980, a decision was taken to maintain Shillong as the permanent location of HQs EAC. Its insignia has a pair of trishuls and an eagle in the centre in a circle which is topped by India’s national emblem. Its motto in Sanskrit ‘Samareshu Parakramaha’ in golden border is placed at the bottom.