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Junior Warrant Officer Vinod G

Vinod G was born on 02 Nov 1975 in Palakkad District of Kerala. He had joined the mighty IAF in1993 after completing the Pre Degree Course from NSS College Ottapalam. He had the choice to complete his graduation in zoology from the same college, but he chose.to continue his studies while doing the military service. Born to a war veteran of Indian Army, Nk M Gopalakrishnan, Mrs Sathyabhama, Vinod was more than eager to join the forces. From the childhood days he kept listening to the war stories of his veteran father, who had taken part in both China war and Bengaldesh war. These stories motivated the patriot in Vinod to join the forces.

After joining the IAF, he was allocated with Photo Tech trade and he had served in two IAF Stations Jodhpur and Kalaikunda as a Photo Technician.

In Jodhpur he had the opportunity to work with many sensitive tasks which gave enough happiness and contentment to him as a soldier. Proud participation in certain activities associated with India's Nuclear Project was one of the major achievements for him as a Photo Technician.

In Kalaikunda the Air Warrior was part and parcel of the Hunter Fleet, which was instrumental in assessing the Chinese incursions at Arunachal Pradesh in 1998-99.

Later during Pak Infiltration at Kargil, the Hunters were assigned the reconnaissance role in the initial period and the aircrafts were readied for photo recce role single handedly by the Cpl Vinod G single handedly from the ashes. The support and guidance of Sqn Ldr Mehta  on this is also commendable.

Post Kargil Conflict he had undergone a conversion Course at Bangalore, to become a Photo Fitter. He was posted to the only Girls Air NCC of IAF at Delhi there after. There he learned the administrative activities and supported the admin activities of NCC to the satisfaction of all staff, CO and Group Commander NCC. Soon he was called in to work at the Air HQ and was very active with the Chief Office and visits of Foreign Dignitaries. His performance was assessed as par excellent and within next 4 years he was chosen to serve in DR Congo as part of the UN Peacekeeping Organization -MONUC. His academic qualification was constantly being upgraded. He completed his graduation in 2003 and was married to Mrs Ramya in the following year.

The one year at MONUC Goma, was equally thrilling and challenging and had many eventualities to be dealt with, right from Invasion of Rebel Forces of Laurent Nkunda, Volcano Eruption, Helicopter emergency at an Indian Army Base under UN Etc are some of the events worthy of mention. This period made Vinod G skillful in handling both Technical Control Room of a Station as well an IT Cell in base. Vinod G was appointed as a Technical Adjutant, being a corporal at that time by then Chief Engineering Officer Wg Cdr Sanjiv Ghuratia. Air Mshl S Neelakandan (then Group Captain) had personally appreciated the work spirit of then Corporal Vinod G. He had a personal promotion during this period as the father of a girl child the little Arshia.

After the UN tenure, Vinod G was promoted as a Sergeant and was posted to Chabua Air Base. The IT Cell at chabua gave him tremendous opportunities to grow as a IT specialist and he went on to become the System Administrator at that Station.

His skills and alround performance was the utilised at the MiG21 training School at Barrackpore. Systematic Technical Training movies were created for the first time in the Trg School under Wg Cdr Indraneel Banerjee, the CO of the institute, by him. He was promoted aa Junior Warrant Officer at this base.

Another stint in a forward base at Rajasthan saw his skills in both Technical Management, Maintenance Control and Civil Works supervision. At the same time he had attained the qualification of System Administrator from a reputed IT firm. 'Panthers' was his passion of a 23 year old stunt in the IAF for JWO Vinod G Nair.

The air warrier had the opportunities to closely watch higher dignitaries of the country like the President APJ Abdul Kalam, PM Manmohan Singh, Then Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee, chiefs of all three forces, Astronaut Sunita Williams and closely work with IAF Chiefs Air Chief Marshal S Krishnswami, Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi.

On discharge from the IAF JWO Vinod G has chosen the field of Banking as his second innings.