- Lance Naik Manju became the first woman soldier skydiver of the Indian Army.
- He jumped from a height of 10,000 feet on 15 November 2022.
- He jumped from an Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv helicopter.
- She belonged to the Eastern Command of the Military Police Corps.
- The skydiving training team of the Adventure Wing of the Indian Army trained him for the jump.
- The Army Adventure Wing is part of the Indian Army under the Directorate General of Military Training. It plans, coordinates and promotes the adventure activities of the Indian Army.
- In May 2022, Captain Abhilasha Barak became the first woman officer to join the Army Aviation Corps as a combat aviator.
- Last year, Maavya Sudan became the first woman from Jammu and Kashmir to become a fighter pilot of the Indian Air Force.
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