Wing Commander Pooja Thakur is a retired Indian Air Force Officer. She was the first female commanding officer of the Tri-Services Guard of Honour, which was inspected by then- US President Barack Obama at the

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in January 2015. She also contributed during the development stage of the '' Guardians of the Skies'', a video game that features Indian Air Force pilots. She gave two

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, one in 2015 and the other in 2017.

Military career

She is from the 17 SSC (W) G Course. She was commissioned into the Administrative Branch of the Indian Air Force on 16 Jun 2001 and was promoted to the rank of Wing Commander on 16 June 2014.

Controversies

She was refused a permanent commission, so she went to the

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and filed a case.

References

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