PRESS BRIEF

ALL WOMEN COAST GUARD OFFICER AIRCREW TOOK OFF FOR

MARITIME PATROL

CHENNAI 23 DEC 16. IN A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND ON EASTERN COAST OF

INDIA, THE COAST GUARD EASTERN REGION, DEPLOYED ALL WOMEN

OFFICERS CREW IN A FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT DORNIER FOR

UNDERTAKING MARITIME PATROLLING AND TO CHECK ILLEGAL

ACTIVITIES AT SEAS, ESPECIALLY NEAR INTERNATIONAL MARITIME

BOUNDARY LINE.

2. DY COMMANDANTS AKSHI, SUNITA (PILOTS) AND PRIYANKA TYAGI

(OBSERVER) FROM 744 SQN(CG) COAST GUARD AIR STATION CHENNAI

HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED MARITIME RECONNAISSANCE

DORNIER SORTIE OVER HIGH SEAS. ALL LADY OFFICERS HAVE BEEN

CONTINUOUSLY TRAINED FOR REAL TIME OPERATIONS WHICH INCLUDE

POLLUTION RESPONSE, MARITIME RECONNAISSANCE, SEARCH AND

RESCUE, ANTI-PIRACY AND ANTI-POACHING MISSIONS.

3. DY COMDT AKSHI JOINED INDIAN COAST GUARD AIR STATION

CHENNAI IN JUN 2014 AND HAS 1700 HOURS OF FLYING EXPERIENCE.

DY COMDT PRIYANKA TYAGI WHO BECAME PART OF COAST GUARD

STATION CHENNAI IN FEB 14 IS HAVING 1500 HOURS OF FLYING

EXPERIENCE. DY COMDT SUNITA JOINED THIS PREMIER SQN IN AUG 11

AND IS HAVING 1200 HOURS OF EXPERIENCE. SHE HAS BEEN A ROLE

MODEL FOR SEVERAL WOMEN IN TERMS OF ACHIEVEMENT AND

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELD OF MARITIME FLYING.