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AIR MARSHAL VR CHAUDHARI ASSUMES COMMAND OF WESTERN AIR COMMAND
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ew Delhi. Air Marshal VR Chaudhari AVSM VM took over as Air Officer Commandingin-Chief of Western Air Command, Indian Air Force (IAF) on August 1. He succeeds Air Marshal B Suresh PVSM AVSM VM ADC. Air Marshal VR Chaudhari was commissioned into Fighter Stream of the IAF on December 29, 1982 as a Fighter Pilot. In a distinguished career spanning nearly 38 years, the Air Officer has flown wide variety of fighter and trainer aircraft in the inventory of IAF. He has a flying experience of more than 3800 hrs, including operational flying on MiG-21, MiG-23 MF, MiG 29 and Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft. In recognition of his
distinguished service, the Air Marshal was awarded Vayu Sena Medal (VM) in January 2004 and the Ati Vishist Seva Medal (AVSM) in January 2015.
VICE ADMIRAL S R SARMA ASSUMES CHARGE AS CHIEF OF MATERIEL, INDIAN NAVY
New Delhi: Vice Admiral S R Sarma on September 1 assumed charge as the Chief of Materiel (COM) of the Indian Navy. He replaces Vice Admiral GS Pabby, who superannuates on completion of an illustrious naval career spanning close to four decades. The Admiral officer is a post graduate in Computer Science and Engineering from IISc, Bengaluru and a distinguished alumni of Naval Higher Command Course. During his illustrious career spanning over three and a half decades, he has served onboard Indian Naval Ships Vindhyagiri, Rana, Krishna and Mysore in various capacities. In recognition of his distinguished services, the Vice Admiral was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) and Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM). He is also a recipient of Lt VK Jain Gold Medal in 1994.
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VICE ADMIRAL DINESH TRIPATHI ASSUMES CHARGE AS DIRECTOR GENERAL NAVAL OPERATIONS New Delhi: Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on August 13 assumed charge as Director General Naval Operations (DGNO). He is an alumnus of National Defence Academy Khadakwasla and was commissioned into Indian Navy on July 1, 1985.The Flag Officer is a specialist in Communication and Electronic Warfare, and has served on frontline warships of the Navy as Signal Communication Officer and Electronic Warfare Officer, and later as the Executive Officer and Principal Warfare Officer of Guided Missile Destroyer INS Mumbai. A graduate of Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, where he was awarded the Thimmaya Medal, Vice Admiral Tripathi has attended Naval Higher Command Course and Naval Command College at the US Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island in 200708, where he won the Prestigious Robert E Bateman International Prize.
VICE ADMIRAL MA HAMPIHOLI TAKES CHARGE AS COMMANDANT, INDIAN NAVAL ACADEMY New Delhi: Vice Admiral MA Hampiholi on July 27 took charge as Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy (INA) from Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, who served a successful tenure of over 13 months. Vice Admiral Tripathi took over as the Commandant of Indian Naval Academy on June 12, 2019 last year. During his tenure, the Academy saw marked transformation in infrastructure and training facilities. Under the Flag Officer’s leadership, on November 12, 2019, INA was bestowed with the President’s Colour for rendering 50 years of yeoman service in shaping Naval leaders for Indian Navy, Coast Guard and Friendly Foreign Countries. Vice Admiral Tripathi was accorded a warm send off, with the traditional ‘Pulling Out’ ceremony. Vice Admiral Hampiholi is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakvasala; Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, the erstwhile College of Naval Warfare, Karanja and the prestigious National Defence College, New Delhi.
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