On Monday, 17 Feb 14, Air Marshal Sukhchain Singh VSM, Senior Maintenance Staff Officer, HQ Maintenance Command flagged off a cycle expedition by 27 Equipment Depot (ED), Air Force.
Led by Sqn Ldr RRK Sinha, the Cycle Expedition Team comprised of 10 young & enthusiastic Air warriors who would pedal all the way from New Delhi to Mount Abu, covering a total distance of 786 km in 12 days.
Enroute, the cycle team is schedule to visit various educational institutes in Jaipur & Ajmer area for creating awareness & to motivate young aspirants to be part of the elite Indian Air Force.
On Monday, 17 Feb 14, Air Marshal Sukhchain Singh VSM, Senior Maintenance Staff Officer, HQ Maintenance Command flagged While flagging off the Cycle Expedition, Air Mshl Sukhchain Singh expressed his happiness over the initiative by the 27 ED and said,“…an act of adventure calls for passion, will, strength and is a tribute to the very essence of the indomitable human spirit. These attributes when coupled with a cause leads to an unmatched pride to the whole process. I am certain that these fine virtues will stand in good stead as you add a new dimension to your team spirit in your journey, because destination is only a means and never an end.”
On Monday, 17 Feb 14, Air Marshal Sukhchain Singh VSM, Senior Maintenance Staff Officer, HQ Maintenance Command flagged A large gathering of Air Warriors and small children of AF school gave a warm send off to the cycle expedition.
Commanding officer 27 ED, Group Captain Sanyog Mehta thanked all the senior officers of the nearby units who gathered during the flag off ceremony and wished the expedition a great success.
On Monday, 17 Feb 14, Air Marshal Sukhchain Singh VSM, Senior Maintenance Staff Officer, HQ Maintenance Command flagged.