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CENTRE FOR JOINT WARFARE STUDIES The Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS) was raised at the initiative of the Ministry of Defence on 24 Aug 2007 and is registered under ‘The Societies Registration Act 1860’. The Centre has been set up to rise above sectoral and departmental legacies and examine joint warfare and synergy issues in their entirety; provide the much needed interface between various stakeholders, viz the government, public and private sector, academia, NGOs and civil society and initiate debates and discussions in an independent and unbiased milieu for emergence of best possible alternative. Its emblem in brown and gold in oval shape has the motifs of all the three armed forces supported by a book and crested by the National Emblem. This is ensconced by a brown oval border in which ‘Aligned with the Future’ and ‘Victory Through Jointness’ is written. At the button its acronym ‘CENJOWS’ is placed.

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

CORPS OF SIGNALS The Corps of Signals as a separate arm was formed on  February 15, 1911. Since then, the Corps has made rapid strides, keeping pace with technology and in a number of cases driving technology to evolve faster and more reliable communication systems. The Corps has also evolved drills and procedures that ensure the provision of reliable and responsive communications to the army under harsh terrain and tough battle field conditions – living up to the motto of the Corps  in Sanskrit ‘Teevra Chaukas’ (Swift and Secure). The Corps of Signals is organised into Officers, JCOs (Junior Commissioned Officers) and Other Ranks. Unlike officers who are employable at all aspects (Communication, Administration etc.), the other ranks are organised into various trades like ORL (Operator Radio & Line), TES (Technician Electronics & Systems), etc. That is the other ranks are employed only within their respective fields. The Corps is organised structurally in

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

8 MOUNTAIN DIVISION The 8 Mountain Division was raised in 1963 to combat insurgency in Nagaland. The Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare (CIJW) School was established at Vairangte, Mizoram to impart pre-induction training to all the incoming units. Towards the end of the 1960s, this Division had well over thirty battalions under command, including those of the Assam Rifles and the other Central Police Organisations. They had notched up a series of spectacular successes as some of the gang leaders - self styled 'Generals' - and their gangs were intercepted. Thinning out of the troops for the 1971 operations gave a breather to the insurgents once again. In 1999, operations in the Drass sector were carried out by 8 Mountain Division in the full glare of the media. The formation badge and sleeve patch of this Division has numeral 8 in gold with red dagger  through the centre on black background.   https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/8-div.ht