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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...

The demand comes a day after the Army Chief went on a two-day visit to Arunachal Pradesh to review preparedness at forward points along the Line of Actual Control.   Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Friday asked his field commanders to be prepared for any eventuality and maintain the highest operational preparedness. His demand comes a day after the Army Chief went to Arunachal Pradesh on a two-day visit to the forward points along the Line of Actual Control in the north-eastern state amid expansionist misadventures by China into Indian territory. The Army General’s visit at a time China has moved its troops into Indian land and has refused to disengage the troop build-up, artillery and armour in western (Ladakh), middle (Uttarakhand and Himachal) and eastern (Sikkim and Arunachal) areas of the 3,488-km-long Line of Actual Control. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army also has soldiers near Uttarakhand’s Lipulekh Pass, a tri-j...

Representative Image The passing out parade at the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun was held on Saturday. 423 Gentleman cadets of 146 Regular and 129 Technical Graducate Course, including 90 from friendly foreign countries got commissioned into the Army.   Army Chief General MM Naravane reviewed the passing out parade at IMA Dehradun.  #WATCH Uttarakhand: Cadets at the Indian Military Academy (IMA) in Dehradun celebrate after their passing out parade. 382 officers are joining the Indian Army today. 459 officers took part in the parade, including 77 foreign cadets from friendly nations. pic.twitter.com/0nkI1ypTun — ANI (@ANI) June 8, 2019 Addressing gentlemen cadets at the IMA in Dehradun, Army Chief General M M Naravane said the country is passing through difficult times and its safety and honour depend on the ability of its young officers as military leaders.  Lt Gen Milind N Bhurke, the commandant of Military Colleged of Telecommunication Engineering (MCT...