Rear Admiral Gurcharan Singh takes over Command of Eastern Fleet

Rear Admiral Gurcharan Singh, took over command of Eastern Fleet, from Rear Admiral Sanjay Bhalla on 29 November 2022. Rear Admiral Gurcharan Singh was commissioned into Indian Navy on 01 July 1990 and is a specialist in Gunnery and Missile Warfare. The Flag Officer is an alumnus of prestigious NDA, Khadakwasla; Defence Services Staff College, Wellington; NWC, Goa and NDC, New Delhi. During his illustrious career spanning 32 years, Flag officer has tenanted specialist appointments onboard frontline warships Ranjit, Prahar and Brahmaputra. He was commissioning Executive Officer of guided missile frigate INS Shivalik. His sea commands includes, command of missile vessel INS Vidyut, missile corvette INS Khukri and Indigenously constructed state-of-the-art destroyer INS Kochi. His staff and operational appointments includes Training Coordinator, INS Dronacharya; DNI at Integrated Headquarters (Navy), New Delhi; Chief Staff Officer and Commodore Work Up at Indian Naval Workup Team, Kochi; and Deputy Commandant at NWC, Goa. In Flag rank, he has tenanted duties of Chief Staff Officer (Operations) WNC and Assistant Chief of Personnel (Human Resource Development) at IHQMoD (Navy). The Flag Officer is a recipient of prestigious Admiral RD Katari Trophy for standing First in Overall Order of Merit in his course, during ab-initio training. He is also a recipient of the Nao Sena Medal for devotion to duty. Over the past 11 months, Eastern Fleet, under the command of Rear Admiral Sanjay Bhalla, NM has maintained a very high readiness and operational tempo, and participated in a host of multilateral and bilateral exercises such as MILAN-22, JIMEX, SLINEX, Bongosagar, SIMBEX and MALABAR to name a few. Eastern Fleet ships have undertaken operational deployments spanning from San Diego, USA to Australia, South China Sea and also played a pivotal role in conduct of the President's Fleet Review at Visakhapatnam, which witnessed participation of 64 ships and submarines, and 56 aircraft.