Vayusena Medal
The Vayu Sena Medal (Air Force Medal) is a military decoration, usually awarded in peacetime for a job well done in the Indian Air Force. However, it has been granted during times of conflict for acts of gallantry in the face of enemy, though not in the same numbers as the Vir Chakra. Posthumous awards may be made and a bar is authorized for subsequent awards of the Vayu Sena Medal.
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Vayusena Medal
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- Vayu Sena Medal
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- 1960
- Region
- India
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Overview
Overview
The VM was established on 17 June 1960 by the President of India and awards have been made from 1961 onwards. Awards over the past decade or more have been classified into two categories. One is Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry) and the other for Vayu Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty).
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Vayu Sena Medal • Presenter — Indian Air Force • Type — Military medal • Eligibility — All ranks of the Air Force • Awarded For — Awarded for such individual acts of exceptional devotion to duty or courage as have special significance for the Air Force. • Post Nominals — VM • Firstawarded — 1960 • Total Recipients — More than 1000 • Precedence Label — Order of Wear • Higher — Yudh Seva Medal • Same — Sena Medal (Army) Nau Sena Medal (Navy) • Lower — Vishisht Seva Medal
History
History
The Vayu Sena Medal was instituted on 26 January 1960 by the Government of India, with the approval of the President of India. Five other medals were instituted on the same day - the Vishisht Seva Medal series (Class I, Class II, Class III), Sainya Seva Medal, Videsh Seva Medal, Sena Medal and the Nao Sena Medal.
Examples of recipients
Examples of recipients
To understand the award better, a sample recipient would be that of the second-award bar to Squadron Leader Harchand Singh Gill, Indian Air Force: Sqn-Ldr. H.S. Gill was born in Mullanpur, Punjab, India. He was born on 25 March 1925.
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Obverse: A four-armed silver star with the points shaped like lotus blooms. In the centre, the national emblem. Suspended by a straight bar suspender and normally named and dated on the edge. Reverse: A Himalayan Eagle with wings spread, and the legend, above and below, in Hindi "Vayu Sena Medal" or "Air Force / Medal". Ribbon: 30 mm, alternating 2 mm diagonal (lower left to upper right) stripes of grey and orange-saffron. The ribbon has an overall "woven" appearance.
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