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  2. Air Force Day (Pakistan) - Wikipedia

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    Air Force Day (Urdu: یوم فضائیه or Youm-e-Fizaya) is celebrated in Pakistan as a national day on 7 September, after the annual celebration of the Defence Day. Airshows and other programs mark the Pakistan Air Force 's (PAF) role in defending the nation in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 .

  3. Military designation of days and hours - Wikipedia

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    Used during both World Wars [4] to designate the day an assault occurred. K-Day The unnamed day on which a convoy system is introduced or is due to be introduced on any particular convoy lane. (NATO) L-Hour The specific time at which deployment for an operation commences. (US) L-Day For "Landing Day", 1 April 1945, the day Operation Iceberg ...

  4. Air assault - Wikipedia

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    Air assault and air mobility are related concepts. However, air assault is distinctly a combat insertion rather than transportation to an area in the vicinity of combat. Air assault units can vary in organization; using helicopters not only in transport but also as close air fire support, medical evacuation helicopters and resupply missions ...

  5. Special Service Group - Wikipedia

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    The airborne missions of the Army Special Service Group included performing the combat parachuting at the Indian airbases with an intention of launching a ground assaults in the Indian Air Force's air stations in Pathankot, Adampur, and the Halwara.: contents [17] 180 SSG commandos boarded [18] a Pakistan Air Force's C-130 Hercules, the three ...

  6. Pakistan Air Force - Wikipedia

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    The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) (Urdu: پاک فِضائیہ, romanized: Pāk Fìzāʾiyah; pronounced [pɑːk fɪzɑːɪjəɦ]) [Note 1] is the aerial warfare branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces, tasked primarily with the aerial defence of Pakistan, with a secondary role of providing air support to the Pakistan Army and Pakistan Navy when required, and a tertiary role of providing strategic ...

  7. List of military unit mottoes by country - Wikipedia

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    Pakistan Army (Urdu: پاک فوج) Motto (Urdu): Iman, Taqwa, Jihad fi Sabilillah (English translation: "Faith, Piety, Struggle for Allah") Pakistan Air Force (Urdu: پاک فضائیه) Motto : Sahrast ke daryast tah-e-bal-o-par-e-mast (English translation:- "Be it the deserts / Be it the rivers / All are under my wings")

  8. Defence Day - Wikipedia

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    Pakistan instituted the Defence of Pakistan Day to commemorate the day when the Indian forces crossed into Pakistan. The Pakistan official narrative states that, "[the] Indian forces sneaked [sic] into the Wagah border and the Pakistan armed forces, when alerted, put up a valiant defence of the motherland and drove them back, thus taking its ...

  9. United States Army Air Assault School - Wikipedia

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    The Air Assault School course is offered several times per year, taught by instructors referred to as Air Assault Sergeants. Open to men and women, the rigorous, fast-paced training is known as the 10 (or 11 [ 1 ] ) toughest days [ 2 ] in the Army.