Service No : 771580-S
Birth Place : UttarPradesh
Service: Air Force
Last Rank: JWO
Unit: 157 HU AF
Award: Vayu Sena Medal
Date of Martyrdom : Jun 25, 2013
JWO Akhilesh Kumar Singh , VM
Junior Warrant Officer Akhilesh Kumar Singh was serving with 157 Helicopter unit of the IAF when the tragedy struck at Kedarnath in the year 2013.
Mi-17 helicopter Crash: 25 June 2013
On 25 Jun 2013, the captain and Crew of the Mi-17 helicopter which included JWO Akhilesh Kumar Singh were tasked to move essential supplies and National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) teams to Kedarnath, located at an elevation of over 11000 feet and rescue stranded pilgrims from Kedarnath during the return sorties. They were fully aware of the criticality of the mission on that particular day involving some of the more grievously wounded / traumatized pilgrims. Inclement weather, frequently drifting clouds and poor light conditions prevalent in the unforgiving terrain of the narrow valley led to frequent delays in the operations and this made his task extremely demanding. Realizing the gravity of their task and the criticality of evacuation for some of the stranded pilgrims, volunteered for the critical mission and got airborne in the first available window of opportunity to position his helicopter at Gupkashi. On that day the helicopter carried out three sorties under deteriorating weather conditions and during these three sorties, they successfully saved 80 precious lives. During the return leg from Kedarnath to Guptkashi, the helicopter impacted on the steep slopes off valley resulting in their supreme sacrifice in the line of duty.
For his act of conspicuous courage during the execution of a risky mission to save precious lives in hostile weather conditions JWO Akhilesh Kumar Singh was awarded Vayu Sena Medal.
The citation for the Vayu Sena Medal awarded to him reads:
A large numbers of pilgrims had been stranded in the narrow valleys of Kedarnath, for over five days without food and water. The Mi-17 V5 helicopter with crew rose to the occasion and promptly commenced rescue operations from 21 Jun 2013 onwards. They were charged with an onerous responsibility of saving as many lives as possible under extremely challenging conditions. The crew flew over 22 critical rescue missions, resulting in saving more than 190 pilgrims who were stranded in the worst affected areas of the Kedarnath valley.
JWO AK Singh and other crew were on duty 25 Jun 2013, the captain and Crew of the Mi-17 helicopter were tasked to move essential supplies and National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) teams to Kedarnath, located at an elevation of over 11000 feet and rescue stranded pilgrims from Kedarnath during the return sorties. Fully aware of the criticality of the mission on that particular day involving some of the more grievously wounded / traumatized pilgrims. Inclement weather, frequently drifting clouds and poor light conditions prevalent in the unforgiving terrain of the narrow valley led to frequent delays in the operations and this made his task extremely demanding. Realizing the gravity of their task and the criticality of evacuation for some of the stranded pilgrims, volunteered for the critical mission and got airborne in the first available window of opportunity to position his helicopter at Gupkashi. Captain and his crew volunteered for the critical mission and got airborne in the first available window of opportunity to position his helicopter at Guptakashi. On that day, the helicopter carried out three sorties which were undertaken under deteriorating weather conditions. During these three sorties, the crew saved 80 lives.
During the return leg from Kedarnath to Guptkashi the helicopter impacted on the steep slopes off valley resulting in their supreme sacrifice in the line of duty. The weather was so bad at that time that it took a long time for rescue teams to reach the crash site. During these three sorties, they successfully saved 80 precious lives. .
For his acts of conspicuous courage, professional competence and successful execution of a risky mission to save precious lives in hostile weather conditions in an extremely inhospitable environment JWO AK Singh Yadav is posthumously awarded “Vayu Sena Medal“.
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2022at7:37 pmॐ शांति ॐ। सत सत नमन।भगवान उनकी।आत्मा को शांति प्रदान करे
Balwant singh sandal ex jwo
2022at9:01 pmA salute for a brave soldier
Ex Sgt Ismail Moideen
2022at9:58 pmSalutes, sir.
Ex Sgt Ramesh TM
2022at7:33 pmA Big Salute to the brave Soldier ♂️♂️