JK News Today
Jammu, September 05:
Defence Correspondents Course (DCC) -2022 comprising of Journalists from pan India, both from print and electronic media houses arrived in Jammu for the most difficult, exciting and thrilling module of the course, the week long Army leg and Forward Area Tour (FAT), today.
The participant journalists from every part of the country under Nodal officer, Lt Col Amitabh Sharma had congregated at Mumbai for the DCC which commenced on 22 August 2022. The participants of the course after undergoing the Navy, Inter Services and Air force modules at various locations, reached Jammu for Forward Area Tour from 05 to 11 September 2022 in Jammu region.
The Army Leg commenced with welcome address by Lt Col Devender Anand, PRO (Defence) Jammu on behalf of Rising Star Corps and White Knight Corps. The DCC team visited Ratnuchak Military Station to get an insight of Armoured Equipment, training activities. obstacle crossing drills and Tank Ride to get a feeling of battle zone. Thereafter they witnessed demonstration on Artillery equipment by Tiger Division and also the familiarisation of DCB closer to International Border in district Jammu.
In the coming days, the DCC journalists will be moving out to forward areas along the LoC to see the Anti Infiltration Obstacle System (AIOS) popularly known as the Line of Control (LC) Fence in Poonch-Rajouri sectors. They will visit the Corps Battle School, Sarol in order to witness the orientation training of soldiers who are newly inducted into the Corps Zone. They will also visit forward posts on the Line of Control to witness first hand experience, how our troops operate 24×7 on the Line of Control and in the hinterland. In addition, they will also be exposed to manning of posts/ bunkers to gain real time experience. They will also interact with the soldiers on the forward posts as well the Awaam residing in villages closer to the LoC. They will also visit various goodwill projects, Army Goodwill Public Schools, Skill development centres and numerous Women empowerment ventures undertaken by the Army.
The aim of DCC is to build over time, a pool of journalists at all levels, who understand the Armed Forces and are cognizant of the domain whenever reporting on stories related to the security forces.
DCC is conducted annually by Directorate of Public Relations (DPR), MoD for journalists from the print and electronic media, to acquaint them with the nuances of the armed forces to help them become specialist Defence journalists. Eminent speakers and Defence experts from the three Services, DRDO and Coast Guard among others share their expertise and views with the journalists on varied military subjects.
Visit of the journalists to such remote locations will help them in understanding the hardships and the challenges faced by the troops of Indian Army and Awaam along the borders and in the hinterland in J&K.
