Vice Admiral Lanba takes over as naval chief

May 31, 2016 10:41

Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba, on Tuesday, took charge as the Chief of Naval Staff replacing Admiral R K Dhowan, who superannuates from service.

Lanba was Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) Western Naval Command before taking over as Navy Chief.

Vice Admiral Lanba, 58, is a qualified specialist in navigation and direction course and will have a full three-year-term in office till May 31, 2019.

In a service spanning nearly 38 years, Vice-Admiral Lanba has served in a variety of Command, operational and staff appointments. He has commanded four frontline warships -- INS Kakinada (minesweeper), INS Himgiri (frigate) and destroyers INS Ranvijay and INS Mumbai.

Vice Admiral Lanba is a recipient of the Param Vishist Seva Medal and the Athi Vishist Seva Medal for distinguished service of an exceptionally high order.

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