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Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh Takes Over As New Navy Vice Chief, Suraj Berry As Navy Personnel Chief

Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh took over as new Navy Vice Chief on Sunday while Vice Admiral Suraj Berry assumed charge as the next chief of Navy Personnel.

New Delhi: Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh took over as the next vice chief of the Indian Navy succeeding Vice Admiral Satishkumar Namdeo Ghormade who superannuated after more than 39 years of service to the Navy on Friday. 

Singh earlier held charge of deputy chief of Integrated Defence Staff. 

A graduate of the National Defence Academy, Singh was commissioned in the navy’s executive branch in 1986. He acted as the lead drafter for the Indian Navy’s Maritime Doctrine, 2009, Strategic Guidance to Transformation, 2015, and the Indian Maritime Security Strategy, 2015.

He specialised in Navigation and Direction in 1992 and attended the Advanced Command and Staff Course in the UK in 2000. He has undergone the Naval Higher Command Course in 2009 at Naval War College, Mumbai, and the National Security Strategy Course in 2012 at the National Defence College, Delhi, as per a report by Hindustan Times.

Vice Admiral Suraj Berry Takes Charge As New Navy Personnel Chief

Vice Admiral Suraj Berry on Saturday assumed charge as Chief of Navy Personnel. Berry was the commissioning Commanding Officer of aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya for nearly four years. His other sea commands include that of the missile vessel INS Nirbhik, missile corvette INS Karmuk, stealth frigate INS Talwar. 

His Staff and Operational appointments include those as the Flag Lieutenant to FOC-in-C Western Naval Command, Operations Officer of the Mobile Missile Costal Battery, Fleet Gunnery Officer of the Western Fleet, Defence Advisor to the Indian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka and Maldives, Director at the Directorate of Staff Requirements, Naval Assistant to the Chief of the Naval Staff and Principal Director Strategy, Concepts and Transformation at the Naval Headquarters.

Berry is a recipient of the Vishisht Seva Medal, 2006 for his services during the Tsunami Relief Operations in Sri Lanka/ Maldives, the Nao Sena Medal in 2015 for devotion to duty and Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2020. 

The Admiral is a graduate diploma with distinction in International Security Studies from the Naval Staff Course at US Naval War College, Rhode Island, a Master Degree in Weapon Technology and second Master Degree in Defence and Strategic Studies.

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