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The government has now formally approved the first set of joint structures to handle logistics in the 15-lakh strong armed forces , in a step towards injecting some desperately- required integration among the three Services and the eventual creation of unified theatre commands.   L to R - Chiefs of IAF, Indian Army and Indian Navy | Representative image The first three joint logistics nodes (JLNs) at Mumbai, Guwahati and Port Blair will handle small arms ammunition, rations, FOL (fuels, oils and lubricants), general stores, civil-hired transport, aviation clothing, spares and engineering support for the Army, Navy and IAF to ensure cost-effectiveness in operations. “These three experimental JLNs were functioning in an ad hoc manner till now. Now, the entire arrangement, structure and mandate has been formalized through the recent government sanction letter (GSL) approved by the President,” said a senior officer on Tuesday.  Similar nodes will come up in other parts of the cou...

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane paid tributes at the National War Memorial on Infantry Day on Tuesday. Representative Image Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane paid tributes at the National War Memorial on Infantry Day on Tuesday. #WATCH | Delhi: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane pay tribute at National War Memorial on Infantry Day. pic.twitter.com/XfGvGURv2Q — ANI (@ANI) October 27, 2020 Infantry Day is observed as a remembrance of the first military event of independent India, when the Indian Army repelled the first attack on the Indian soil on October 27, 1947, in the Kashmir Valley. The victory was accomplished by the personnel of the First Battalion of the Sikh Regiment.    Source