The Remount and Veterinary Corps (RVC) of the Indian Army made its debut at the Republic Day Parade 2026, and for the first time in its 247-year history the contingent was led by a woman officer, Captain Harshita Raghav (inducted 2023). The RVC breeds, trains and maintains Army animals and was set up as the Stud Department in Bengal in 1779, formally named RVC in 1960.