For the first time, IAF C-130 with Garud commandos landed at Kargil ALG at night.
Indian Air Force (IAF) C-130 Super Hercules tactical transport aircraft along with Garud Special Forces landed at the Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) in Kargil.
This is the first time that an IAF C-130 J aircraft made a landing at the Kargil airstrip at night.
Earlier, this transport aircraft had made a landing during the day at this place.
The ALG is located at an altitude of around 10,000 feet and is a restricted airstrip.
The Kargil ALG is the only airstrip in this area and is strategically very important.
In June 2009, the IAF took up a project to upgrade eight ALGs in Arunachal Pradesh.
The Garud Commando Force is the Special Forces unit of the Indian Air Force. It was formed in September 2004.
