High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) in collaboration with the University of Jammu signed an MoU in the Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir on May 03. The purpose of the agreement was to enhance the capabilities of students in disaster management studies particularly in mountainous, high altitude and glaciated regions with the expertise available with HAWS. The agreement recorded mutual intent for academic and research collaboration between HAWS and the University of Jammu for academic and technical advancement through UG & PG courses and certificate courses in mountain craft, snow craft, rescue operations and disaster management. It was also a landmark decision for the technical advancement and progression of Army personnel in discipline of high-altitude studies and disaster management in mountainous terrain. High Altitude Warfare School in Gulmarg is a premier institute of the Indian Army since its inception in 1948. The school trains more than 1,400 personnel of the Indian Army, CRPF, BSF and friendly foreign countries in mountain and winter warfare annually. Trainees of High Altitude Warfare School known as ‘White Devils’ not only get trained for the war in extremely harsh conditions but learn to survive in the glaciers without any life support. They are also trained to carry out disaster management so that they can reach remote locations for help during landslides and avalanches.