Meet Wing Commander Vyomika Singh

India Today

From secretly dreaming of the skies as a schoolgirl to becoming the face of India’s Air Force during a national crisis, Vyomika Singh’s journey has inspired millions.

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00:00Pakistan's irresponsible behavior again came to force.

00:04Meet Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, a trailblazer who became the face of India's security briefings for Operation Sindhu.

00:10Her journey is far from ordinary.

00:12While most teens were choosing college majors, Vyomika was eyeing the sky since 10th grade.

00:17Her father had gotten her into engineering early on.

00:20Singh secretly applied to the Air Force, becoming the only girl selected out of 30-plus applicants.

00:34Vyomika was far from ordinary, fearless and defying boundaries from the beginning.

00:41Often questioning the general stereotypes at home.

00:50Her name Vyomika means Daughter of the Sky.

00:58Commissioned as a helicopter pilot, Singh has clocked 2,500-plus hours on Chetak and Cheetah choppers,

01:04flying in tough zones like JNK and the Northeast, including a daring 2020 rescue in Arunachal Pradesh.

01:09In 2021, Vyomika scaled Mount Manirang as part of an all-women tri-services expedition.

01:20From secretly dreaming of the skies as a schoolgirl to becoming the face of India's Air Force during a national crisis,

01:26Vyomika Singh's journey has inspired millions.

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