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==Activities and responsibilities== | ==Activities and responsibilities== | ||
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[image:HQ of EAC.jpg|thumb|170px|left|The current headquarters of the Easternn Air Command in [[Shillong]].|{{deletable image-caption|1=Thursday, 23 July | <!-- Deleted image removed: [[image:HQ of EAC.jpg|thumb|170px|left|The current headquarters of the Easternn Air Command in [[Shillong]].|{{deletable image-caption|1=Thursday, 23 July 2009}}]] -->The Eastern Air Command has a specific mandate both during peace and war. In war situations, the command is tasked to conduct [[Offensive counter air|counter air operations]] and provides [[Close air support|offensive air support]] to Army and Para-Military Forces. In peace, the command swings into action whenever there is a natural calamity. It was extensively involved in relief operations in the aftermath of the [[Cyclone 05B (1999)|supercyclone in Orissa]] and has provided relief supplies during floods in [[Assam]] and [[Arunachal Pradesh]]. | ||
The command has three broad spheres of activity - operations, maintenance and administration. The fighter squadrons under the Eastern Air Command are equipped with MiG variants, and pilots are under continuous training for operational flying. | The command has three broad spheres of activity - operations, maintenance and administration. The fighter squadrons under the Eastern Air Command are equipped with MiG variants, and pilots are under continuous training for operational flying. | ||