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The Indian Air Force (IAF) is the air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during armed conflicts. It was officially established on 8 October 1932 as an auxiliary air force of the British Empire which honoured India's aviation service during World War II with the prefix ...
Upon the establishment of establishment of India's independence in 1947, the country became a dominion within the British Commonwealth of Nations; nevertheless, the armed forces, namely, the British Indian Army (BIA), the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) and the Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF) - under the helm of King George VI as the Commander-in-Chief, retained their respective pre-independence ranks ...
The spirit of medicine, as imagined by Salomon Trismosin, 1582. The Caduceus became a symbol of alchemy and pharmacy in medieval Europe. Its first appearance as a medical symbol can be traced back to 1st−4th century CE in oculists' stamps that were found mostly in Celtic areas, such as Gaul, Germany and Britain, which had an engraving of the name of the physician, the name of the special ...
Medical Corps. Heil HaRefu'a. Snake around Rod of Asclepius, with Star of David on Bowl of Hygieia Intelligence Corps. Heil HaModi'in. Fleur-de-lis with half a star. C4I Corps. Heil HaTikshuv. Sword with wings and a pair of lightning bolts Education and Youth Corps. Heil HaHinukh VeHaNo'ar. Star of David, book and bow and arrow Adjutant Corps ...
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The symbol of medicine may refer to: Emblems of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement; Star of Life; Rod of Asclepius; See also.
Unit 669 heliborne MEDEVAC display during IAF cadet graduation ceremony. Unit 669 was founded in 1974 by Yoram Shachar and Avner Ilnai, in the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, when an ad hoc medevac unit made some 5000 extractions. Its initial mandate was to extract and provide initial medical treatment to downed (and possibly injured ...
Indian Armed Forces, the military forces of the Republic of India; Industrial Areas Foundation, a national community organizing network; Inter-American Foundation, an independent agency of the United States government