Uttarlai (Rajasthan) : The Hon'ble Raksha Mantri Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman was on
her maiden visit to forward Air Base at Uttarlai on 10 Sep 2017. She was received by the Chief of Air Staff
Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa , Senior Air Staff Officer SWAC Air Marshal DS
Rawat and Air Officer Commanding AIr
Force Station Uttarlai Air Commodore Sanjay Sharma.
The minister was presented with a Guard of
Honour by the Air Warriors on her arrival at the base. She was then briefed on
the role of the base and nature of air operations. A glimpse of fighter strike
operations were also showcased to the Hon'ble RM during her visit to the Air
Traffic Control Centre.
The minister then addressed the Air
Warriors and interacted with them. Prior to her departure, the minister
interacted with mediapersons and answered their querries. Talking to the
mediapersons the Hon’ble Raksha Mantri stated that meeting the demands of the
Armed Forces with a view to maintain optimum state of readiness and
preparedness at all fronts shall be her priority.
This visit to Uttarlai has incidentally
been the first by any Defence Minister after 30 Dec 2001.
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