IAF Marks Platinum Jubilee of Regional Examining Board with Special Stamp

Hyderabad: Air Vice Marshal Rajeev Sharma released a special cover and a commemorative postal stamp on Friday to mark the platinum jubilee of the Regional Examining Board (Training) of the Indian Air Force (IAF), The establishment is located at the Begumpet Air Force Station.

The event, presided over by Air Vice Marshal Sharma, the Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Education), was attended by Air Commodore H.J. Page, Air Officer Commanding, Air Force Station, Begumpet, serving personnel and veterans.

The REB (T) was established on December 15, 1949, at Air Force Station Jalahalli in Bengaluru as the Central School Trade Testing Board (CSTTB). During the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War, many personnel from the Board were deployed to operational units. It was later shifted to Hyderabad.

The REB (T) is responsible for conducting examinations for all ab-initio and in-service trainees across all trades at Airmen Training Institutes.