Overview
- The decisions were finalized at the Combined Commanders’ Conference in Kolkata, according to officials and media reports.
- A senior official said each station will co-locate Army, Navy and Air Force units and consolidate infrastructure, maintenance, repairs, supplies and storage.
- Specific locations have not been chosen, with cities such as Mumbai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Gwalior, Pune and Secunderabad under consideration.
- The services are also working on a Tri-Services Education Corps to merge their education branches and cut duplication in training and academic functions.
- Leaders frame the moves as practical steps to deepen jointness as debate continues on theatre commands, with recent direction from the Prime Minister to accelerate concrete integration measures.