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LIEUTENANT GENERAL MANOJ PANDE, PVSM, AVSM, VSM RELINQUISHES COMMAND OF EASTERN COMMAND
Lieutenant General Manoj Pande, Param Vishist Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Vishisht Seva Medal, relinquishes the Command of Eastern Command on 31st Jan 22, as he moves to take over the appt of VCOAS.
The General was commissioned in the Bombay Sappers in December 1982. In his distinguished service career, he has held several prestigious command and staff assignments in Conventional as well as Counter Insurgency Operations in all types of terrain. He commanded an Engineer Regiment along Line of Control during Operation PARAKRAM in J&K, an Engineer Brigade in Western Sector, Infantry Brigade along Line of Control in J&K, Mountain Division in High Altitude Area of Western Ladakh & a Corps in North East. The General is a graduate of Staff College Camberley (UK) and has varied experience in staff appointments which include the Military Secretary & Military Operations Branches at Army Headquarters, Operations Branch in a Brigade Headquarters in the North East, and Headquarters Eastern Command at Kolkata.
The Army Commander conveys his warm greetings to the people and wishes them peace, prosperity, health & happiness in times ahead.
