Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, Chief of Staff Committee and Chief of Air Staff, Indian Air Force, made their maiden visit to RIMC on Tuesday. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha was accompanied by former Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal NC Suri, Air Marshal PP Reddy, alumni of RIMC.
Raha graduated from the National Defence Academy, Pune with the President's Gold Medal in 1973 and was commissioned in the Flying Branch in Dec 1974. He has held many operational assignments such as Commanding Officer of a MiG-29 Squadron, Station Commander of Air Force Station Bhatinda in Punjab during 'OP PARAKRAM', Air Officer Commanding Air Force Station Adampur and Advance Headquarters Western Air Command, Chandimandir. He has also served as the Deputy Commandant Air Force Academy, Hyderabad and Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters Western Air Command.
Raha was received by Maj Gen Shammi Sabharwal, General Officer Commanding, HQ Uttarakhand Sub Area and Col HS Bainsla, Commandant, RIMC, at the Helipad of the DSOI. After a brief meeting with Commandant at his office, Raha inspected the exhibition organized by Cadets the various hobby clubs of RIMC. Raha , Suri and Reddy had an exclusive interaction with cadet appointments and members of the staff of RIMC over a high tea. They also went around the college campus and witnessed the Horse Riding Show organised by the cadets. Raha also took keen interest in display organised by the Aero modeling hobby club and Shooting club by the cadets. later he also addressed to the Cadets and members of the faculty at the historic Bhagal Hall of the RIMC.