Armed Forces Senior Appointments & Officers

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Congrats NAK Browne (Full Name- Norman Anil Kumar Browne), India's new air force chief
"IAF is well poised on the path of transforming itself into a potent strategic force," ACM Browne said after taking over as the 23rd IAF chief on Sunday

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Air Marshal S Varthaman is new AOC-in-C Eastern Command

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LT Gen Kochhar takes Over as Indian Army’s Signal Officer-in-Chief

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Lt. Gen. S.K Singh to be next army vice chief

New Delhi, Oct 10 : Lt. Gen. Sri Krishna Singh, Indian Army's senior-most officer from the Gorkha Rifles, was Monday named as the next army vice chief. Lt. Gen. Singh, who at present is the commander of the Jaipur-based South-Western Command, will take over Nov 1 from incumbent Lt. Gen. Avtar Singh Lamba after his superannuation, the army headquarters said here. Singh's place at the South-Western Command will be taken by Lt. Gen. Gyan Bhushan, who is now the commander the Tezpur-based 4 Corps. Lt. Gen. Singh was commissioned in December 1972 in 8 Gorkha Rifles and has participated in a number of operations, including the Indian Peace-keeping Force (IPKF) deployment in Operation Pawan in Sri Lanka, Operation Rakshak in Punjab, Operation Raksham in Jammu and Kashmir. Besides he has commanded a brigade in Siachen Glacier in Operation Meghdoot. He was the commander of an infantry division on the Line of Control with Pakistan and of a Corps in high altitude areas of Jammu and Kashmir. Lt. Gen. Gyan Bhushan has, prior to taking over command of 4 Corps, headed the Indian military training establishment in Bhutan. He has previously commanded a brigade and a division.

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Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan appointed Commandant of Indian Naval Academy at Ezhimala

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Army issued retirement note to Gen VK Singh

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Lt. Gen. S.K Singh to be next army vice chief

New Delhi, Oct 10 : Lt. Gen. Sri Krishna Singh, Indian Army's senior-most officer from the Gorkha Rifles, was Monday named as the next army vice chief. Lt. Gen. Singh, who at present is the commander of the Jaipur-based South-Western Command, will take over Nov 1 from incumbent Lt. Gen. Avtar Singh Lamba after his superannuation, the army headquarters said here. Singh's place at the South-Western Command will be taken by Lt. Gen. Gyan Bhushan, who is now the commander the Tezpur-based 4 Corps. Lt. Gen. Singh was commissioned in December 1972 in 8 Gorkha Rifles and has participated in a number of operations, including the Indian Peace-keeping Force (IPKF) deployment in Operation Pawan in Sri Lanka, Operation Rakshak in Punjab, Operation Raksham in Jammu and Kashmir. Besides he has commanded a brigade in Siachen Glacier in Operation Meghdoot. He was the commander of an infantry division on the Line of Control with Pakistan and of a Corps in high altitude areas of Jammu and Kashmir. Lt. Gen. Gyan Bhushan has, prior to taking over command of 4 Corps, headed the Indian military training establishment in Bhutan. He has previously commanded a brigade and a division.

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Lt Gen Bikram Singh is next Army Chief

Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh was commissioned into the Sikh Light Infantry Regiment on March 31, 1972 and during the last four decades, he has served in a variety of Command and Staff appointments.

Besides having commanded a Corps in the Northern Command, he served as Deputy Force Commander of the multination U.N. Peace Keeping Mission in Congo. He also served as U.N. observer in Nicaragua and El Salvador during early 1990s.

Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh has studied with distinction at the Defence Services Staff College, the Army War College and the U.S. Army War College, Pennsylvania. He also has an M. Phil in Defence Management from Indore University. He is a recipient of the PVSM, the UYSM, the AVSM, the Sena Medal and the VSM and was one of the Honorary ADCs to the President of India.

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Maj Gen Venugopal appointed Sub Area Commander Kerala and Karnataka