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India celebrates its 75-year legacy of UN peacekeeping as Major Abhilasha Barak becomes the third Indian woman to win the prestigious Military Gender Advocate Award. The country continues to lead global peace efforts with over 4,200 personnel currently serving in conflict zones worldwide.
Two students from Maharashtra's groundbreaking pre-military training institute for girls ranked 2nd and 15th nationally for spots in India's National Defence Academy. Out of only 19 girls selected across the entire country, two came from this pioneering Nashik school opened just three years ago.
A young German woman is reshaping how her generation thinks about national service by combining military experience with cutting-edge defense technology. Her path shows how voluntary service can lead to unexpected careers that protect democracy.
The National Defence Academy is bringing in female physical trainers to better support women cadets' training needs. The move comes as 92 women cadets competed in a major inter-academy sports meet for the first time.
A female Ukrainian commander leading 25 drone pilots on the front lines has become the subject of a powerful new biography. Veteran journalist Lara Marlowe calls her "the most extraordinary woman I have ever met."
Simran Bala made history commanding 147 male soldiers at India's Republic Day parade, the first woman officer to lead an all-male military contingent. The 26-year-old from a border village now serves in anti-Naxal operations after less than a year in service.
For the first time, a woman officer will lead India's Republic Day animal contingent down Kartavya Path. Captain Harshita Raghav turned her childhood dream of helping animals into military service.