President Kovind presents 'President Standard' to Navy's 22nd Missile Vessel Squadron2Photo© oneindia.com

President Kovind presents 'President Standard' to Navy's 22nd Missile Vessel Squadron

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Mumbai, Dec 8: President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday awarded the 'President Standard', a rare honour for its distinguished service, to the 22nd Missile Vessel Squadron, the unit that had bombed and sank Pakistan Navy's vessels in the 1971 war.

The President said the honour is the testimony to the services rendered by the past and present officers of the squadron.

The year also marks the fifty years since the inception of the Missile Vessel Squadron, also known as the 'Killers' who over the past five decades have maintained the capability of delivering a credible offensive punch from the sea.