| 1. Sadhna Saxena Nair hails from a military family that has been serving in the armed forces since the 1950s. |
| 2. She was commissioned into the Indian armed forces as a military doctor on 26 December 1985. |
| 3. After a year, she transitioned to the Indian Air Force. |
| 4. Sadhna pursued further education including a two-year training in medical informatics at AIIMS, New Delhi. |
| 5. She has trained in CBRN warfare with the Israeli Defence Forces and in military medical ethics with the Swiss Armed Forces. |
| 6. She has authored two research studies on health topics related to children and hospital operations. |
| 7. Sadhna was nominated as an expert member of the Dr. Kasturirangan Committee in 2019, contributing to medical education policy. |
| 8. In 2023, Sadhna became the second woman officer to achieve the rank of Air Marshal. |
| 9. She is the first woman principal medical officer for both the Western and Training Commands in the Indian Air Force. |
| 10. In 2024, she made history by being appointed as the Director of General Medical Services (Army). |
| 11. She and her husband are recognized as the first air marshal couple in the Indian Air Force. |
| 12. She has trained in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) warfare with the Israeli Defence Forces and in military medical ethics with the Swiss Armed Forces in Spiez. |
| 13. She has authored two research studies: Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in School Going Children in an Air Force Camp in New Delhi, and Response of Patients and OPD Registration Staff of a Multispecialty Government Hospital to computerisation of OPD Registration. |
| 14. In 2024, she made history by being appointed as the Director General of Medical Services (Army), becoming the seventh woman officer to be promoted to three-star rank in the Indian Armed Forces. |
| 15. Her father, Air Commodore Vinod Saxena, was a specialist in community medicine and a graduate of KGMC, Lucknow, hailing from Prayagraj. |
| 16. She and her husband Air Marshal K P Nair are recognized as the first Air Marshal couple in the Indian Air Force. |
| 17. She is the seventh woman officer to be promoted to three-star rank in the Indian Armed Forces. |
