Draft:267 SATA Battery

267 SATA Battery, nicknamed the Elite Locators, is a Surveillance and Target Acquisition (SATA) Battery, which is part of the Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army.

History
The unit was raised on 1 November 1973 at Faridkot as 267 Division Locating Battery under the command of Major KL Sharma. The unit has an All India All Class composition of troops. It was renamed as 267 Surveillance and Target Acquisition (SATA) Battery in 1988.

Operations
The unit has the distinction of participating in various operations undertaken across various theatres. These include:


 * OP TRIDENT (Jan 87 to Feb 87)
 * OP RAKSHAK (Mar 1996 to Mar 1999)
 * OP VIJAY (Jun 1999 to Dec 1999)
 * OP PARAKRAM (Dec 2001 to Dec 2002)
 * OP RAKSHAK (Jun 2010 to Dec 2013)
 * OP RHINO (Jun 2016 to Aug 2019)
 * OP SNOW LEOPARD

Awards and citations

 * Lance Naik BS Patil - GOC-in-C Commendation Card (1998)
 * Subedar Sanjay Kumar - GOC-in-C Commendation Card (2009)
 * Havildar MD Shamim - GOC-in-C Commendation Card (2014)
 * Naik Judhistira Behera - GOC-in-C Commendation Card (2015)
 * Subedar MS Basera - GOC-in-C Commendation Card (2016)
 * Havildar Surendra Kumar - GOC-in-C Commendation Card (2016)
 * Major Heera Thakur - GOC-in-C Commendation Card (2018)
 * Lance Havaldar Ram Pratap - GOC-in-C Commendation Card (2020)
 * Naik Bitku Ghosh - GOC-in-C Commendation Card (2020)
 * Havildar Judhistira Behera - DG Arty Medallion (2019)
 * Havildar Judhistira Behera - DG Arty Medallion (2020)
 * Subedar Bijay Kumar Jena - GOC-in-C Commendation Card (2024)

Achievements in sports
Personnel from the unit participating in sporting competitions include:
 * Havildar (Chef Mess) Gokul Tamoli (Archery) Commonwealth Games
 * Naik (DMT) BK Jamatiya (Football) National Level
 * Gunner (DMT) Punraj Singh (Polo) National Level
 * Lance Naik (OPR) Rahul (Boxing) National Level