Gurcharan Singh (admiral)
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Early life and education
Singh was born in a naval family. His father was a gunnery officer and was posted at INS Venduruthy and subsequently at the gunnery school INS Dronacharya. Singh spent his childhood in Kochi and attended the Kendriya Vidyalaya Naval Base Kochi. After his schooling, he joined the National Defence Academy, Pune.[1]
Singh has attended the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, the Naval War College, Goa and the National Defence College.[2]
Singh was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 1 July 1990. He is a specialist in Gunnery and missile Warfare. During his ab-initio training, he placed first in the overall order of merit and was awarded the Admiral RD Katari Trophy.[3] He has served in specialist tenures on board the Rajput-class destroyer INS Ranjit (D53) and the Veer-class corvette INS Prahar (K98). He was the commissioning gunnery officer of the lead ship of her class of guided missile frigates INS Brahmaputra (1994). He was also the commissioning executive officer of the lead ship of her class of stealth guided missile frigates INS Shivalik (F47).[4]
Singh has commanded the
Singh, in his staff appointments, has served as the training coordinator at the gunnery base
Flag rank
On promotion to Flag rank, Singh took over as the Chief Staff Officer (Operations) (CSO Ops) at the Western Naval Command.[8][9] As CSO (Ops), he planned and executed the search and rescue operations during Cyclone Tauktae. He also planned the Operation Samudra Setu II, where warships were deployed for shipment of liquid medical oxygen and medical equipment from various countries.[10][4]
He also served as the Assistant Chief of Personnel (Human Resource Development) (ACOP HRD) at naval headquarters. ACOP is an assistant principal staff officer appointment. On 29 November 2022, he assumed the office of the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF), taking over from Rear Admiral Sanjay Bhalla.[11] After a year-long tenure, he relinquished charge to Rear Admiral Rajesh Dhankhar. For his tenure as FOCEF, he was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal on 26 January 2024.[12] In the same month, he was promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral and appointed Controller Personnel Services at NHQ.[4]
Personal life
Singh is married to Kamaljit Chatha. The couple has two daughters, Anushka and Tammanna.[4]
Awards and decorations
Singh was awarded the FOC-in-C commendation in 2002 and the
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30 Years Long Service Medal
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9 Years Long Service Medal
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See also
References
- ^ "Captain back in city of childhood". The Hindu. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Rear Admiral Gurcharan Singh takes over Command of Eastern Fleet | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ Dolare, Rahul (29 November 2022). "Rear Adm Gurcharan Singh takes over Command of the Eastern Fleet". Punekar News. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "VICE ADMIRAL GURCHARAN SINGH, NM ASSUMES CHARGE AS CONTROLLER PERSONNEL SERVICES". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (30 November 2022). "Rear Admiral Gurcharan Singh takes over command of Eastern Fleet". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Distinguished service and gallantry award winners on Republic day 2020". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Naval Investiture Ceremony– 2020". www.pib.gov.in.
- ^ "Welcome to High Commission of India, Colombo, Sri Lanka". hcicolombo.gov.in. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Tri Nation Table Top Naval Exercise - Shield held at WNC". Aeromag Online. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Seven Indian Navy Ships Deployed for Op Samudra Setu II | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ Eastern Naval Command [@IN_HQENC] (29 November 2022). "Rear Admiral Gurcharan Singh, NM took over Command of the Eastern #Fleet from Rear Admiral Sanjay Bhalla, NM on 29 November 2022, at an impressive ceremony held at #Visakhapatnam. @DefenceMinIndia @indiannavy @IndiannavyMedia @IN_EasternFleet @PRO_Vizag https://t.co/obV3G9IoQX" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 February 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "75th REPUBLIC DAY PRESIDENT APPROVES DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AND GALLANTRY AWARDS TO INDIAN NAVY PERSONNEL". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 26 January 2024.