Squadron Leader Squadron leader (Sqn Ldr or S/L) is a senior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force. The rank is used by air forces of many countries that have historical British influence. Squadron leader is immediatel ...

Minty Aggarwal YSM is an IAF fighter controller.

Career

Aggarwal was commissioned in the logistics branch of the IAF as a

flying officer Flying officer (Fg Offr or F/O) is a junior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force. The rank is used by air forces of many countries that have historical British influence. Flying officer is immediately ...

on 18 June 2011, holding a short-service commission. She was promoted to flight lieutenant on 18 June 2013 and to squadron leader on 18 June 2017. She served as the fighter controller for the

MiG-21 The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (; NATO reporting name: Fishbed) is a supersonic jet aircraft, jet fighter aircraft, fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan, Mikoyan-Gurevich OKB, Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. Its nicknames in ...

that was shot down during the

2019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes In the aftermath of the Pulwama attack on 14 February 2019, a standoff emerged between India and Pakistan consisting of cross-border airstrikes and exchanges of gunfire between India and Pakistan across the ''de facto'' border in the disput ...

. In August 2019, she was awarded the

Yudh Seva Medal The Yudh Seva Medal () is one of India's military decorations for distinguished service during wartime. It is awarded for a high degree of distinguished service in an operational context, which includes times of war, conflict, or hostilities and ma ...

(YSM) by President

Ram Nath Kovind Ram Nath Kovind ( ; born 1 October 1945) is an Indian politician and lawyer who served as the president of India from 2017 to 2022. He is the first person from Uttar Pradesh to serve as the president. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Pa ...

, becoming the first woman to receive it.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Agarwal, Minty Indian Air Force officers Indian women aviators Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Recipients of the Yudh Seva Medal

Career

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