The Indian Air Force is all set to deploy its special Garuda forces against Naxals in self defence while operating in Maoist-infested areas, but ruled out any Rambo-style operation against the rebels. The Indian Air Force is awaiting a nod from the Government, which is most likely to come today after a meeting of the Union Cabinet, to deploy Garuda commando units to defend its helicopters and men in Naxal-infested areas. It is not a free for all like 'Rambo' that we will go and fire in the countryside. In helicopters, we will be mounting guns which will be manned by IAF's special force Garuda and they are the people who will be taking the fire if required, said Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal P V Naik, on the sidelines of the 77th Air Force Day celebrations. I want to reiterate that I am totally against armed forces - Army, Navy and Air Force - being used in internal situations. We are meant to defend threats from across the border.
