Deputy King of Bahrain Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa conferred Bahrain Medal-First Class upon Air Chief Zaheer Ahmed Babar Sidhu at Sakhir Air Base, Bahrain.
The medal was awarded to the Air Chief in recognition of his distinguished efforts to enhance military cooperation and defence collaboration between the two brotherly countries.
The ceremony was witnessed by senior civil and military leadership of Kingdom of Bahrain.
On the sidelines of Bahrain International Airshow, Commander of Ninth Air Force (US Air Forces Central Command-AFCENT), Lieutenant General Derek France called on Air Chief Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu.
The Air Chief reiterated his resolve to further enhance the existing bilateral cooperation between the two strategic partners.