Jammu, Sep 02 (KNO): Defence Correspondents Course (DCC) -2024 comprising of Journalists from pan India, both from print and electronic media houses started the most difficult, educative and enriching module of the course, the week-long Army leg and Forward Area Tour (FAT), today.
The participating journalists from every part of the country under Nodal officer, Lt Col Manish Shrivastava had congregated at Karwar for the DCC which commenced on 19 August 2024, a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) reads.
The participants of the course after undergoing the Navy leg at Karwar/ Goa and Air Force leg at Sulur (Tamil Nadu), reached Jammu for Forward Area Tour from 02 to 07 September 2024 in Jammu region. The Army Leg commenced with a welcome address by Lt Col Suneel Bartwal, 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 Armored Equipment, training activities, obstacle crossing drills and drive in a Tank to get a feeling of the battle zone.
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 also 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 firsthand 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 people residing in villages closer to the LoC. 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—(KNO)