Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: The regiment participated in Operation Cactus Lily in the
Shakargarh sector and was part of the 36 Infantry Division.[5] It was awarded two Sena Medals and one mentioned in dispatches.[6]
Operation Rakshak: In November 1991, the regiment moved to
Punjab for
counter-insurgency operations. It maintained an incident free period in its area of responsibility and created an environment conductive for peaceful
assembly elections.
Operation Vijay: The regiment was inducted into the
Kargil sector in September 1999 was deployed in the
Line of Control.
Observation post officers destroyed enemy posts and a gun position across the line of control.
Operation Parakram: The regiment which was located at
Samba from November 2001 was mobilised for the operation and destroyed an enemy post, an ammunition dump and an enemy battalion headquarters.
Operation Rhino: The regiment was part of the 2 Mountain Artillery Brigade and took part in counter insurgency operations in
Jorhat and
Sivasagar districts of
Assam between July 2005 and December 2008.[8][9] During this tenure, the regiment was responsible for 7 kills, 35 apprehensions, 3 surrenders, arrest of 42 over ground workers, destruction of 3 terrorist camps and recovery of arms and ammunition.[10][11][12][13][14] Nine COAS Commendation Cards and ten GOC-in-C Commendation Cards were awarded during Operation Rhino.[15][16] The regiment was awarded the GOC-in-C (
Eastern Command) unit citation.
Notable personnel
Lieutenant General Baljeet Singh PVSM, VSM. - Chief of Staff,
Western Command was commissioned in the unit.[17]