The parade was reviewed by Air Marshal K V B Jayampathy, Commander, Sri Lanka Air Force.
Air Marshal Jayampathy conferred the 'President's Commission' to the graduating Flight Cadets who successfully completed their basic and professional training.
He also gave away various awards to the Flying Officers who had excelled in training.
Flying Officer Ankit Agarwal from the Flying branch was awarded the President's Plaque and the Chief of the Air Staff Sword of Honour for standing first in overall merit in the pilots' course.
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The combined graduation parade marks the culmination of rigorous training schedule of one year and heralds the entry of another generation of officers in the IAF, according to a defence release.
The parade was witnessed by a large gathering of military and civil dignitaries along with the family members and friends of the graduating Flight Cadets.
The astounding display by the IAF's sky diving team 'Akash Ganga' dotting the skyline with colourful parachutes, the fiery aerobatic displays by the PC-7 MK II (the aircraft currently used in AFA to train greenhorn pilots) and breathtaking aerobatics by the Suryakiran Formation aerobatic team, Hawk formation team, Sarang Helicopter team and the Su-30 MK-I aircraft enthralled the audience.
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