Field Regiments News Today

The commissioning of women into the Regiment of Artillery, a major combat support arm of the Army, is seen as expansion of the role of women.

These young women officers are being posted to all types of artillery units, where they will get adequate training and exposure to handle Rocket, Medium, Field and Surveillance & Target Acquisition and equipment in challenging conditions

‘This was a hard decision, but I wanted to feel and go through everything my husband went through’

411 Lt Col Dilbag Singh Dabas (Retd) THIRTEEN days before the declaration of war in 1971, Pakistan army launched its biggest attack on the eastern front. The action took place near Garibpur village, some 7 km inside south-western East Pakistan, wherein one battalion of the Indian Army, with support from the artillery, armour and engineers, successfully took on the might of the enemy’s two infantry battalions supported by matching artillery, armour and recce and support combat elements. In the...