Lieutenant General Manoj Pande appointed as Chief of Eastern Command
Prior to his taking over the reins of Eastern Command, Pande was the Commander-in-Chief of Andaman and Nicobar Command from June 01 2020 to May 31, 2021.
KOLKATA:
Lieutenant General Manoj Pande (AVSM, VSM) has been appointed as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the strategic Eastern Command from June 01, 2021.
Prior to his taking over the reins of Eastern Command, Pande was the Commander-in-Chief of Andaman and Nicobar Command from June 01 2020 to May 31, 2021.
It may be mentioned that the Andaman and Nicobar Command is the only Tri-Services Operational Command in India (command hosting all three branches of the armed forces)
Pande was commissioned into the Bombay Sappers in December 1982. During his distinguished military career, he has held several prestigious command and staff assignments in Conventional as well as Counter Insurgency Operations in all types of terrain.
Pande commanded an Engineer Regiment along the Line of Control (LOC) during Operation PARAKRAM in Jammu & Kashmir, an Engineer Brigade in Western Sector, Infantry Brigade along the LOC in Jammu and Kashmir, Mountain Division in High Altitude Area of Western Ladakh and a Corps in Northeast.
The General is a graduate of Staff College, Camberley (UK) and has varied experience in staff appointments which include the Military Secretary and Military Operations Branches at Army Headquarters, Operations Branch at a Brigade Headquarters in the Northeast and Headquarters Eastern Command at Kolkata.
Upon his new appointment, the Army Commander conveyed his warm greetings to the people and wished them peace, prosperity, health and happiness in the times ahead.
(Edited by Shankar Kumar Turha)
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