Guwahati: The historic Vayu Veer Vijeta car rally, commemorating the 92nd anniversary of Indian Air Force (IAF), and 25 years of India’s victory in Kargil War, arrived at the Tezpur Air Force Station in Assam’s Sonitpur district on Friday.
The 7,000-km iconic car rally that started from Ladakh’s Thoise will culminate in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang via Assam.
The team was received by Station Commander of Tezpur Air Force Station Group Captain VK Gupta besides other personnel of the station.
The car rally arrived at Guwahati in Assam, often referred to as the gateway to the Northeast on Wednesday.
The rally – aimed at motivating the youth of India to join the armed forces – visited the Gauhati University on Thursday and Tezpur University on Friday.
The team was accorded a warm welcome at both the universities and felicitated by the faculty and students.
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The students had an enriching interaction with the team.
The participants of the car rally comprise air warriors, Army officers and air veterans.
Among the air veterans, Group Captain (retired) RC Tripathi – a former para jump instructor – holds a unique distinction of summiting Mount Everest and performing skydiving at Gorakshep at an altitude of 17,500 ft near the Everest Base Camp in Nepal.
He is also the first IAF personnel to climb all the highest peaks on each of the seven continents, known as the seven summits.
Another retired officer – Group Captain MK Sharma – also is a keen adventurist who has participated in several car and bike rallies during his service career.
The team was flagged off from the Borjhar Air Force Station in Guwahati by Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Air Commodore SS Prabhune earlier on Friday morning
The rally will leave for Arunachal Pradesh’s Dirang on Saturday before culminating in Tawang.