Chandigarh : The Army Air Defence Corps celebrated its 27th raising day at Chandimandir on Friday.

The occasion was marked by wreath-laying ceremony at Veer Smriti, where Major General RS Thakur of the Army Air Defence Corps,Western Command, along with serving officers, JCOs and jawans paid tributes.

Although it was first raised in 1939, the Army Air Defence became an autonomous corps only on January 10, 1994.

Lieutenant General RP Singh, general commanding officer -in-chief, Western Command, extended his greetings to all ranks, their families and veterans of the Corps. He commended the professionalism displayed by the Army Air Defence personnel in discharge of their duties and always living up to their motto of ‘Akashe Shatrun Jahi’ (Kill the enemy in sky). htc