<span style="color: #222222;">Group Captain Shaliza Dhami has become the first woman officer in the Indian Air Force to command a front line combat unit.<br />''<br />'' According to the announcement by the Indian Air Force yesterday, Dhami will command a missile squadron in the Western sector.<br />''<br />''Dhami was commissioned as helicopter pilot in 2003, and has over 2800 hours of flying experience and is commended by Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief on two occasions.<br />''<br />''In the past, she has conducted several search-and-rescue missions, and also undertook flood relief operations.</span><br />