New heads at Andaman and Nicobar Command, Eastern Army command
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Vice Admiral Ravneet Singh assumes workplace as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, Assam Rifles will get new chief
Among a sequence of prime degree appointments within the armed forces on Tuesday have been new Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC), Eastern Army Commander, Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff and the Director General of Assam Rifles.
Lt. Gen. Ajai Singh assumed cost because the sixteenth Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC), the one tri-service command of the armed forces based mostly at Port Blair.
His predecessor, Lt. Gen. Manoj Pande, who relinquished cost on May 31, took over because the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Command based mostly at Kolkata. He was commissioned within the Bombay Sappers in December 1982.
“A fifth generation Army as well as cavalry, armoured corps officer, with family service of over 162 years since September 13, 1858, Lt. .Gen Ajai Singh is an alumnus of The Lawrence School, Sanawar and National Defence Academy (NDA) and Indian Military Academy (IMA),” a Defence Ministry assertion stated. He was commissioned in December 1983 into 81 Armoured Regiment, a regiment raised by his late father, it acknowledged.
“Lt. Gen. Singh has had the privilege of tenanting various appointments across all six of the Army’s geographical Commands as well as at the Army training command,” the assertion stated.
Lt. Gen. Pradeep Chandran Nair took over because the twenty first Director General of the Assam Rifles, the paramilitary drive popularly generally known as Sentinels of the Northeast.
Naval appointments
In a sequence adjustments within the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravneet Singh took cost as Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff from Vice Adm MS Pawar, who superannuated on May 31.
Vice Adm Singh was commissioned into the Indian Navy on July 1, 1983, and specialised in aviation. “The Flag Officer is a qualified flying instructor with master green instrument rating,” a Navy assertion stated.
In one other appointment, Vice Adm Sandeep Naithani assumed cost because the Chief of Material of the Navy from Vice Adm SR Sarma, who superannuated on May 31. Vice Adm Naithani was commissioned into the Electrical Branch of the Navy on January 1 1985.
Vice Adm Sreekumar Nair took over because the Director General Naval Projects (DGNP), Visakhapatnam whereas Vice Adm Dinesh K Tripathi assumed cost as Chief of Personnel.
On Monday, Vice Adm Kiran Deshmukh assumed cost because the Controller Warship Production and Acquisition whereas Rear Adm IB Uthaiah took over because the Admiral Superintendent, Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam.
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