<span style="color: #222222;">The all-women Assam Rifles contingent created history this year by participating for the first time in a Republic Day parade. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Contingents of the Navy, India Army Service Corps and a unit of Corps of Signals were all led by women officers. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Capt Shikha Surabhi from the Corps of Signals became the first woman to perform bike stunts, alongside her male teammates as part of daredevils. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">For the first time, a lady officer, Lt. Bhavana Kasturi. led a contingent of the India Army Service Corps and Capt Bhavna Syal, a third-generation officer in the armed forces, led the transportable satellite terminal's contingent.</span><br />