PRESS BRIEF
ALLWOMENCOASTGUARDOFFICERAIRCREWTOOKOFFFOR
MARITIMEPATROL
CHENNAI23DEC16.INAFIRST-OF-ITS-KINDONEASTERNCOASTOF
INDIA,THECOASTGUARDEASTERNREGION,DEPLOYEDALLWOMEN
OFFICERSCREWINAFIXED-WINGAIRCRAFTDORNIERFOR
UNDERTAKINGMARITIMEPATROLLINGANDTOCHECKILLEGAL
ACTIVITIES AT SEAS, ESPECIALLY NEARINTERNATIONALMARITIME
BOUNDARY LINE.
2.DYCOMMANDANTSAKSHI,SUNITA(PILOTS)ANDPRIYANKATYAGI
(OBSERVER)FROM744SQN(CG)COASTGUARDAIRSTATIONCHENNAI
HAVESUCCESSFULLYCOMPLETEDMARITIMERECONNAISSANCE
DORNIERSORTIEOVERHIGHSEAS.ALLLADYOFFICERSHAVEBEEN
CONTINUOUSLY TRAINEDFOR REALTIME OPERATIONSWHICH INCLUDE
POLLUTIONRESPONSE,MARITIMERECONNAISSANCE,SEARCHAND
RESCUE, ANTI-PIRACY AND ANTI-POACHING MISSIONS.
3.DYCOMDTAKSHIJOINEDINDIANCOASTGUARDAIRSTATION
CHENNAIINJUN2014ANDHAS1700HOURSOFFLYINGEXPERIENCE.
DYCOMDTPRIYANKATYAGIWHOBECAMEPARTOFCOASTGUARD
STATIONCHENNAIINFEB14ISHAVING1500HOURSOFFLYING
EXPERIENCE.DYCOMDTSUNITAJOINEDTHISPREMIERSQNINAUG11
ANDISHAVING1200HOURSOFEXPERIENCE.SHEHASBEENAROLE
MODELFORSEVERALWOMENINTERMSOFACHIEVEMENTAND
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELD OF MARITIME FLYING.