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158 Medium Regiment (Self Propelled) Kargil
1.	158 Medium Regiment (SP) was raised on 01 March 1985, under Headquarters 10 Corps Artillery Brigade with Colonel RS Badrain as its first Commanding Officer. Initially, the unit had a fixed caste composition comprising, the Aahir troops, the SICs troops and the Rajputs for each battery. However, in May 1986, the sub units were mixed and all batteries comprised of troops from all castes. The unit received Indian Field Gun as its first colours. Later in Aug 1989, our colours changed to the most advanced and sophisticated gun system of that time, the mighty Bofors and then in 2021, the unit had undergone another conversion to the reliable 130mm guns.

2.	During the summers of 1999, the nation witnessed the bloodiest of battles to have been fought in the history of high altitude area in the Drass Kargil Sector. The Regt, under the able leadership of Col AK Misra, fired continuously for for weeks and proved instrumental in capture of the famous Tiger Hill and Tololing features. Our performance in ‘OP VIJAY’ resulted in the most astounding victory, which made the name of this Regiment enter into the annals of history in golden words. For this superlative performance, the Regiment was awarded the GOC-in-C Northern Command ‘Unit Appreciation’ and was conferred upon the Honour title ‘KARGIL’. The gallant gunners of 158 Med Regt (SP) ‘KARGIL’ were awarded with one Vir Chakra, Two Sena Medals, One Mention-in-Despatches, One COAS commendation Card and two GOC-in-C commendation Cards in ‘OP VIJAY’ Since its raising, the unit has served at 19 different locations and has been part of ‘OP MEGHDOOT’,  ‘OP RAKSHAK’, ‘OP VIJAY, ‘OP PARAKRAM’, ‘OP JUNIPER’, and ‘OP NORTHERN BORDERS’ and proved its mettle in all operations.

3.	The unit has also awarded the Governor of Sikkim Unit Appreciation in 2019, GOC-in-C Eastern Comd Unit Appreciation in 2021 and GOC-in-C Western Comd Unit Appreciation in 2024 for professional excellence in fd of ops, trg & adm.