Tri-Services Guard of Honour

The commander of the company.

The Tri-Services Guard of Honour (सम्मान के त्रि-सेवा गार्ड) is an infantry company of the Indian Armed Forces which is responsible for providing guards of honour for high ranking Indian and foreign officials. The company was created shortly after India gained it's independence from the United Kingdom in 1947. It is headquartered in New Delhi and is composed of 100 men and women who are drawn from the three services of the Indian Armed Forces (Indian Army, Indian Air Force, and Indian Navy).[1] The guard excludes the Indian Coast Guard in any of its protocol events.

The company is deployed to the Rashtrapati Bhavan or the Secretariat Building only during the visits of Presidents, Prime Ministers, and Defense Ministers to India.[2] On January 25, 2015, during President Barack Obama's state visit to India, Wing Commander Pooja Thakur made history by becoming the first female officer to lead the company during an arrival ceremony.[3][4]

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References

  1. ↑ "An India Honor Guard and the Return of Israel to the World Stage". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  2. ↑ "James Mattis receiving tri-service guard of honour at South Block in New Delhi – National Defence: All about Indian defence & security". nationaldefence.in.
  3. ↑ Peri, Dinakar (26 January 2015). "Pooja Thakur makes history" – via www.thehindu.com.
  4. ↑ "Why was the Guard of Honor given to the president Obama by an Air Force personnel? Why not by Indian Army or Navy personnel? Is that a sort of ritual? - Quora". www.quora.com.


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