Indian Army Motorcycle Expedition to mark Kargil Vijay Diwas

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New Delhi : A motorcycle expedition comprising ‘SHWET ASHW’, the elite Motorcycle Display Team of the Corps of Military Police, was flagged off’ on July 2, 2018, to commemorate the victory of Indian Army in Operation Vijay 1999.

The expedition will traverse a distance of more than 3,250 km from Bangalore to Dras, Jammu and Kashmir over a period of 24 days across eight states of the country reaching Kargil War Memorial, Dras, on July 26, 2018.

The ‘SHWET ASHW’ was raised in 1952 at CMP Centre & School, Faizabad. Since its raising, the team has performed at various National and International events and holds Three Guinness Book World Records in its name.  The expedition will be flagged in on July 26, 2018, at Kargil War Memorial, Dras, as a part of the ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’ celebrations.

The aim of the expedition is to strengthen the brotherhood, pay homage to the supreme sacrifices made by our martyrs during the Kargil War and motivate the youth to join Indian Army, according to a PIB release.