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Vice Admiral

Anil Chopra

PVSM, AVSM
Vice Admiral; Anil Chopra; PVSM, AVSM
Allegiance	India
Service/branch	Indian Navy; Indian Coast Guard
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	Western Naval Command; Eastern Naval Command; Western Fleet; INS Viraat; INS Rajput (D51); INS Kuthar (P46);

Vice Admiral Anil Chopra, PVSM, AVSM is a retired Indian Navy Flag officer, who served as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command from 2014 to 2015.^[1]

He previously served as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command from 1 November 2011,^[2] after having served as Director General Indian Coast Guard from 2008.^[1]

Naval career edit

He joined the Indian Navy on July 1, 1975. and commanded the corvette INS Kuthar (1993–94), the destroyer INS Rajput (2000-2001) and the aircraft carrier, INS Viraat (2003-2004).^[3]

He was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2007.^[3]

Awards and decorations edit

Param Vishisht Seva Medal	Ati Vishisht Seva Medal	Paschimi Star	Sangram Medal
Operation Parakram Medal	Videsh Seva Medal	50th Anniversary of Independence Medal	25th Anniversary of Independence Medal
30 Years Long Service Medal	20 Years Long Service Medal		9 Years Long Service Medal

References edit

^ ^a ^b Namboodiri, Narayan (6 June 2014). "Vice Admiral Anil Chopra takes over as Western Naval Commander". Times of India. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
^ "Vice Admiral Anil Chopra Takes over as The Commander-in-chief of The Eastern Naval Command". Indian Navy. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Vice Admiral Anil Chopra appointed as FOC-in-C, Eastern Naval Command". NetIndian. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2016.

Military offices
Preceded by Shekhar Sinha	Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command 2014-2015	Succeeded by Surinder Pal Singh Cheema
Preceded by Anup Singh	Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command 2011-2014	Succeeded by Satish Soni
Preceded by R. F. Contractor	Director General of the Indian Coast Guard 2008 - 2011	Succeeded by M. P. Muralidharan
Preceded by Shekhar Sinha	Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet 24 January 2008 - 27 November 2008	Succeeded by Surinder Pal Singh Cheema
Preceded by Devendra Kumar Joshi	Commanding Officer INS Viraat 7 January 2003 - 6 January 2004	Succeeded by Pradeep Chauhan

[Times-1] Namboodiri, Narayan (6 June 2014). "Vice Admiral Anil Chopra takes over as Western Naval Commander". Times of India. Retrieved 27 January 2016.

[IndNavy-2] "Vice Admiral Anil Chopra Takes over as The Commander-in-chief of The Eastern Naval Command". Indian Navy. Retrieved 27 January 2016.

[NetIndian-3] "Vice Admiral Anil Chopra appointed as FOC-in-C, Eastern Naval Command". NetIndian. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2016.

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Summary

Naval career edit

Awards and decorations edit

References edit