Flight Lieutenant Rajesh Thapa was born in Nepal but was raised in the Faridabad district of Haryana. Son of Shri Hari Thapa and Smt Shiva Thapa, he had a brother and a sister as his siblings. He was raised by his grandmother Smt Rama Maya
Flt Lt Ashish Tanwar hailed from Deeghot village in Palwal district of Haryana. Son of Shri Radhe Lal Tanwar and Smt Saroj Tanwar, he had a sister Anjula as his sibling. After completing his graduation in computer science, he joined the IAF as a short
Warrant Officer KK Mishra hailed from Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. After completing his school education, he joined the Indian Air Force and was recruited into the technical trade of the Air Force. By 2019, he had been promoted to the rank of Warrant Officer
Grenadier Hari Bhakar hailed from Joosari village in Makrana Tehsil of Nagaur district, Rajasthan. He was born on 01 October 1998 to Shri Padma Ram Bhakar and Smt. Kamla Devi was in a patriotic military family where service to the nation was a long-standing tradition.
Sergeant Vikrant Sahrawat hailed from Bhadani village of Jhajjar district in Haryana and was born on 19 November 1983. Son of Shri Krishna Sherawat and Smt Kanta Sehrawat, Sgt Vikrant Sahrawat was the second among four children and had a brother Vishant, and two sisters
Sergeant Vishal Kumar Pandey hailed from Kashipur village in Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh and was born in the year 1985. Son of Shri Vijay Shankar Pandey and Smt Vimla Pandey, Sgt Vishal Kumar Pandey was second among five siblings and had two brothers Vikas
Corporal Deepak Pandey hailed from the Chakeri village in the Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. Only son of Shri Ram Prakash Pandey and Smt Rama Pandey, Cpl Deepak Pandey had joined the Indian Air Force in the year 2014. He was trained for technical operations
Cpl Pankaj Kumar hailed from Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh and was born on 17 Jan 1993. Son of an army veteran Subedar Naubat Singh and Smt Rekha Singh. Cpl Pankaj Kumar had a younger brother Ajay Singh. Being from a military background, he grew
Sqn Ldr Ninad Mandavgane hailed from Nashik in Maharashtra. Son of Shri Anil Mandavgane and Smt Sushma Mandavgane Sqn Ldr Ninad was born in the year 1986. Sqn Ldr Ninad Mandavgane completed his schooling at Bhonsala Military School, Nashik and later did his class 11th
Sqn Ldr Sidharth Vashisht hailed from Hamidpur village in Naraingarh block of Ambala district in Haryana. Son of an Ex-serviceman Jagdish Kasal, he was the youngest and the only son among four siblings. Sqn Ldr Sidharth Vashisht was a fourth-generation officer as his great-grandfather, grandfather,