Hyderabad, June 15 (Reporter) It was a moment of pride for about 235 cadets, including 22 women, who graduated out of Air Force Academy (AFA), Dundigal, near here on Saturday. After a hectic training schedule, the cadets joined the Indian Air Force as commissioned officers during the Combined Graduation Parade(CGP) held at AFA. Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, presided over the parade and formally inducted the cadets into mainstream. Cadets from different streams underwent basic and professional training at various Air Force Training establishments. On this occasion, 9 officers from the Indian Navy, 9 officers from the Indian Coast Guard, and one officer from the friendly foreign countries were also awarded ‘Wings' on successful completion of flying training. This is also the first CGP where 25 cadets who joined the National Defence Academy 4 years ago for Ground Duty branches, were commissioned as officers. 5 of these officers have been commissioned in the Administration branch, 3 in the Logistics branch and 17 in the Technical branch of the IAF. Earlier, the CAS was received by Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Training Command and Air Marshal S Shrinivas, Commandant AFA. The graduation parade was interspersed with well-coordinated and synchronised fly-pasts by four trainer aircraft that comprised Pilatus PC-7 Mk-lI,Hawk, Kiran and Chetak helicopters (The exact details of the aircraft will be furnished on receipt of confirmation regarding aircraft). The Reviewing Officer gave away various awards to the graduating officers who excelled in various disciplines of training. Flying Officer Happy Singh from the flying branch was awarded the President's Plaque and the Chief of the Air Staff Sword of Honour for standing first in the overall order of merit in the pilots' course. Flying Officer Taufeeq Raza was awarded the President's Plaque for being first in the overall order of merit in the ground duty officers course. The parade culminated with the newly commissioned officers marching-out in two columns in slow march to the traditional notes of 'Anandaloke' by Rabindranath Tagore, while receiving their first salute from their immediate juniors. An enthralling aerobatic show by SU-30 MKI, synchronous aerobatics by the Sarang Helicopter Display Team, and the 'Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT)' formed part of the grand finale of the CGP...////...