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	On 4 January 1993, Prakash was promoted to the rank of [[Rear admiral (India)\|Rear Admiral]] and appointed Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Air) (ACNS Air).<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) \|page=1607 \|date=25 November 1995 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> On 1 April 1995, after a two-year stint as ACNS, he was appointed the 21st [[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]]. He was in command of the [[Eastern Fleet (India)\|Eastern Fleet]] for about a year-and-a-half. In late-1996, he moved to Naval HQ as Assistant Chief of Personnel (ACOP).		On 4 January 1993, Prakash was promoted to the rank of [[Rear admiral (India)\|Rear Admiral]] and appointed Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Air) (ACNS Air).<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) \|page=1607 \|date=25 November 1995 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> On 1 April 1995, after a two-year stint as ACNS, he was appointed the 21st [[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]]. He was in command of the [[Eastern Fleet (India)\|Eastern Fleet]] for about a year-and-a-half. In late-1996, he moved to Naval HQ as Assistant Chief of Personnel (ACOP).

	[[File:US Navy 050322-N-2383B-150 Adm. Vern Clark, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) conducts an office call with visiting Adm. Arun Prakash, Chairman, Chief's of Staff Committee.jpg\|thumb\|right\|[[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee\|Chairman, COSC]] & [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)\|CNS]] [[Admiral (India)\|Adm]] [[Arun Prakash]] with [[Chief of Naval Operations\|CNO]] [[Admiral (United States)\|Adm]] [[Vern Clark]] in Washington, D.C.]]		[[File:US Navy 050322-N-2383B-150 Adm. Vern Clark, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) conducts an office call with visiting Adm. Arun Prakash, Chairman, Chief's of Staff Committee.jpg\|thumb\|right\|[[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee\|Chairman, COSC]] & [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)\|CNS]] [[Admiral (India)\|Adm]] Arun Prakash with [[Chief of Naval Operations\|CNO]] [[Admiral (United States)\|Adm]] [[Vern Clark]] in Washington, D.C.]]

	He was then promoted to the rank of [[Vice Admiral]] on 31 July 1997,<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) \|page=1124 \|date=21 August 1999 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> and took over as the [[Commandant of the National Defence Academy]], an appointment he served in till 19 March 1999. He then moved to NHQ, having been appointed [[Chief of Personnel (India)\|Chief of Personnel]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=I Reports of the Task Forces on 'Management of Internal Security' and 'Management of Defence' Presented \|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/HOME%20AFFAIR/2000-JULY-DEC-HOME-AFFAIRS/PDF/HOM-2000-10-01_083.pdf \|website=archive.pib.gov.in \|date=1 October 2000}}</ref> In October 2001, he became the first [[Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command\|Commander-in-Chief]] of the newly established [[Andaman and Nicobar Command]]. Then, on 31 December 2002, he took over as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) [[Western Naval Command]]. Following this assignment, he was appointed as the [[Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)\|Vice Chief of Naval Staff]], serving for a brief period from October 2003 to July 2004.		He was then promoted to the rank of [[Vice Admiral]] on 31 July 1997,<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) \|page=1124 \|date=21 August 1999 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> and took over as the [[Commandant of the National Defence Academy]], an appointment he served in till 19 March 1999. He then moved to NHQ, having been appointed [[Chief of Personnel (India)\|Chief of Personnel]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=I Reports of the Task Forces on 'Management of Internal Security' and 'Management of Defence' Presented \|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/HOME%20AFFAIR/2000-JULY-DEC-HOME-AFFAIRS/PDF/HOM-2000-10-01_083.pdf \|website=archive.pib.gov.in \|date=1 October 2000}}</ref> In October 2001, he became the first [[Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command\|Commander-in-Chief]] of the newly established [[Andaman and Nicobar Command]]. Then, on 31 December 2002, he took over as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) [[Western Naval Command]]. Following this assignment, he was appointed as the [[Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)\|Vice Chief of Naval Staff]], serving for a brief period from October 2003 to July 2004.

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| honorific_prefix = [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]]
| name = Arun Prakash
| honorific_suffix = [[PVSM]], [[AVSM]], [[VrC]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]
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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1944|10}}
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| birth_place = [[Anantnag]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
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| battles = [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
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[[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] '''Arun Prakash''', [[PVSM]], [[AVSM]], [[VrC]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]] (born October 1944) is a former Flag Officer of the [[Indian Navy]]. He served as the [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]] from 31 July 2004 to 31 October 2006 and as the [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]] from 31 January 2005 to 31 October 2006. He is one of India's most decorated naval officers.<ref name=NewNavalChiefTimesIndia />

Prakash was born in a military family and raised in Jammu and Kashmir. He joined the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]], graduating in 1964. He was commissioned into the Indian Navy in 1966. Trained as a [[naval aviator]], he served on India's first [[aircraft carrier]] {{ship|INS|Vikrant|R11}}. During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], he was attached with the [[No. 20 Squadron IAF]]. He was awarded the [[Vir Chakra]] for leading airstrikes deep into enemy territory.

After the war, in 1976, he attended the [[Indian Air Force Test Pilot School]]. He subsequently commanded the [[Chamak-class missile boat]] {{ship|INS|Chatak|K96}}. He also commanded the naval squadron [[INAS 300]] and led its conversion to the [[British Aerospace Sea Harrier|Sea Harrier]]. He then commanded the [[Leopard-class frigate]] {{ship|INS|Beas|1958}} which was converted to a training ship. He also commanded the [[Nilgiri-class frigate (1972)|Nilgiri-class frigate]] {{ship|INS|Vindhyagiri|F42}}. In 1990, he was appointed the third [[commanding officer]] of the aircraft carrier {{ship|INS|Viraat|R22}}. As a Commodore, He also commanded the [[naval air station]] [[INS Hansa]] in Goa.

Prakash was promoted to Flag rank in 1993 and appointed Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Air) (ACNS Air). In 1995, he took command of the [[Eastern Fleet (India)|Eastern Fleet]] as the 21st [[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]] (FOCEF). After a two-year stint, he took over as Assistant Chief of Personnel (ACOP). Promoted to Vice Admiral, he served as the [[Commandant of the National Defence Academy]] from 1997 to 1999, after which he took over as [[Chief of Personnel (India)|Chief of Personnel]] at Naval HQ. In 2001, he was appointed the first [[Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command|Commander-in-Chief]] of the newly-created [[Andaman and Nicobar Command]]. He subsequently had stints as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief [[Western Naval Command]] and [[Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Naval Staff]].

On 31 July 2004, Prakash assumed office as the 18th Chief of the Naval Staff. He took over as the [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]] on 31 January 2005 from [[General (India)|General]] [[Nirmal Chander Vij]].

==Early life and education==
Prakash grew up in the [[Kashmir Valley]], where his father rose to be a [[District collector|District Commissioner]] of [[Leh]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Personnel/Chiefs/147-Arun-Prakash.html | title=Admiral Arun Prakash | publisher=Bharat Rakshak | access-date=18 April 2018 }}</ref> His two elder brothers also joined the [[Indian Armed Forces]], serving in the [[Indian Army]].<ref name="PIB Bio">{{cite web |title=PIB |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive2/erelease.aspx |website=archive.pib.gov.in}}</ref>
He graduated from the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] in 1964, [[Indian Air Force Test Pilot School]] in 1976, the [[Defence Services Staff College]] in 1979, and the U.S. [[Naval War College]] in 1990.

==Career==
===Early career===
Prakash was commissioned into the Indian Navy as an acting sub-lieutenant on 1 January 1966.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=439 |date=30 July 1966 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1966/O-1664-1966-0031-75895.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> He specialised in [[naval aviation]], qualifying as a pilot in the [[Hawker Sea Hawk|Sea Hawk]] jet fighter, flying from the deck of the [[aircraft carrier]] [[INS Vikrant (R11)|INS ''Vikrant'']] in 1968. As a junior officer, he served afloat in ''Vikrant'', {{INS|Kirpan|1959|6}}, and [[INS Delhi (1948)|INS ''Delhi'']]. His assignments in naval aviation included flying Islander aircraft with [[INAS 550|Indian Navy Air Squadron 550]], [[de Havilland Vampire|Vampire]] and [[HAL Kiran|Kiran]] aircraft with [[INAS 551|Indian Navy Air Squadron 551]], and [[Hawker Sea Hawk|Seahawk]] aircraft with [[INAS 300|Indian Navy Air Squadron 300]].

===Indo-Pakistani War of 1971===
In the 1971 [[Indo-Pakistan War]], then [[Lieutenant (navy)|Lieutenant]] Prakash flew [[Hawker Hunter]] aircraft for the [[No. 20 Squadron IAF|20th Squadron Lightnings]]. For his gallantry in air action over [[West Pakistan]] and [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], he received the [[Vir Chakra]].<ref name=NewNavalChiefTimesIndia />

The Vir Chakra citation reads:
<blockquote>
<center>'''CITATION''' 
'''LIEUTENANT ARUN PRAKASH, (00590-R)'''</center>

During the operations against Pakistan in December, 1971, Lieutenant Arun Parkash was a deputation to the Indian Air Force. On the 4th December, 1971, he led an Indian Air Force strikes mission to an enemy airfield. In this mission, he destroyed enemy’s heavy transport on ground and returned to base. On the 5th December, 1971, he led a very deep penetration day operational strike into enemy territory and attacked enemy air-fields heavily defended by air and ground forces. It destroyed enemy’s Heavy Transport Aircraft, attacked troops and supplies and returned to base.
Throughout, Lieutenant Arun Parkash displayed gallantry, leadership and devotion to duty of a high order.<ref>{{cite web |title=ARUN PRAKASH {{!}} Gallantry Awards |url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/arun-prakash |website=gallantryawards.gov.in}}</ref>
</blockquote>

[[File:INS Vikrant circa 1984 carrying a unique complement of Sea Harriers, Sea Hawks, Allouette & Sea King helicopters and Alize ASW.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The {{INS|Vikrant|R11|6}} in the early 1980s, carrying Sea Harriers and other aircraft]]

===Post-War===
Promoted to [[Lieutenant Commander]] on 1 May 1976,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=1668 |date=4 December 1976 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> he flew the [[Super Constellation]] that year for maritime air reconnaissance with [[INAS 312|Indian Navy Air Squadron 312]]. He later commanded the missile boat [[INS Chatak (K96)|INS ''Chatak'']], the training frigate {{INS|Beas|1958|6}}, the antisubmarine warfare frigate [[INS Vindhyagiri]], and the aircraft carrier [[INS Viraat]].<ref name=NextNavalChiefTheHindu />

He was promoted to [[Commander]] on 1 July 1980,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=188 |date=14 February 1981 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> and in 1983, while in command of [[INAS 300|Indian Navy Air Squadron 300]], he supervised the training of Indian Navy crew members in the [[United Kingdom]] for the [[Sea Harrier]] and ferried the newly acquired aircraft back to India. He commanded two Air Squadrons and the naval air station [[INS Hansa|INS ''Hansa'']]. In his aviation assignments, he logged more than 2,500 hours in the air in single and multi-engined, shore-based and carrier-based aircraft.<ref name=NextNavalChiefTheHindu>{{citation|title=Arun Prakash next Naval Chief|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2 June 2004|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/06/02/stories/2004060202191300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040612074528/http://www.hindu.com/2004/06/02/stories/2004060202191300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 June 2004|access-date=10 July 2011}}</ref> He was promoted to [[Captain (naval)|Captain]] on 1 July 1986.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=903 |date=27 June 1987 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>

===Flag Rank===
On 4 January 1993, Prakash was promoted to the rank of [[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] and appointed Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Air) (ACNS Air).<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=1607 |date=25 November 1995 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> On 1 April 1995, after a two-year stint as ACNS, he was appointed the 21st [[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]]. He was in command of the [[Eastern Fleet (India)|Eastern Fleet]] for about a year-and-a-half. In late-1996, he moved to Naval HQ as Assistant Chief of Personnel (ACOP).

[[File:US Navy 050322-N-2383B-150 Adm. Vern Clark, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) conducts an office call with visiting Adm. Arun Prakash, Chairman, Chief's of Staff Committee.jpg|thumb|right|[[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee|Chairman, COSC]] & [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|CNS]] [[Admiral (India)|Adm]] [[Arun Prakash]] with [[Chief of Naval Operations|CNO]] [[Admiral (United States)|Adm]] [[Vern Clark]] in Washington, D.C.]]

He was then promoted to the rank of [[Vice Admiral]] on 31 July 1997,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=1124 |date=21 August 1999 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> and took over as the [[Commandant of the National Defence Academy]], an appointment he served in till 19 March 1999. He then moved to NHQ, having been appointed [[Chief of Personnel (India)|Chief of Personnel]].<ref>{{cite web |title=I Reports of the Task Forces on 'Management of Internal Security' and 'Management of Defence' Presented |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/HOME%20AFFAIR/2000-JULY-DEC-HOME-AFFAIRS/PDF/HOM-2000-10-01_083.pdf |website=archive.pib.gov.in |date=1 October 2000}}</ref> In October 2001, he became the first [[Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command|Commander-in-Chief]] of the newly established [[Andaman and Nicobar Command]]. Then, on 31 December 2002, he took over as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) [[Western Naval Command]]. Following this assignment, he was appointed as the [[Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Vice Chief of Naval Staff]], serving for a brief period from October 2003 to July 2004.

===Chief of Naval Staff===
Prakash was promoted to Full [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] and was appointed the 20th [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of Naval Staff]] on 31 July 2004.<ref name=NewNavalChiefTimesIndia>{{citation|title=Arun Prakash to be new Naval Chief|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=1 June 2004|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-06-01/india/27163171_1_naval-staff-personnel-at-naval-headquarters-vice-admiral-arun-prakash|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908044327/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-06-01/india/27163171_1_naval-staff-personnel-at-naval-headquarters-vice-admiral-arun-prakash|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 September 2012|access-date=10 July 2011}}</ref> With the retirement of [[General (India)|General]] [[Nirmal Chander Vij]], Admiral Prakash took over as the [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]] on 31 January 2005.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dec 31 |first1=TNN | title=Gen Vij new head of chiefs of staff panel {{!}} India News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Gen-Vij-new-head-of-chiefs-of-staff-panel/articleshow/976587.cms |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> While serving as Chief of Naval Staff, Prakash played an important role in renewing the [[Indian Navy]]'s relationships with the [[United States Navy]]<ref name=BetterRelationsDailyTimes>{{citation|title=US, India making military deal amid better relations|work=[[Daily Times (Pakistan)|Daily Times]]|location=Pakistan|date=25 March 2005|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_25-3-2005_pg4_16|access-date=10 July 2011}}</ref> and in developing a vision of India's maritime strategy. Prakash retired as Chief of Naval Staff in October 2006.<ref name=SureeshMehtaNewNavyChief>{{citation|title=Sureesh Mehta is new Navy chief|work=IBN Live|date=31 October 2006|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sureesh-mehta-is-new-navy-chief/25112-3.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016122233/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sureesh-mehta-is-new-navy-chief/25112-3.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 October 2012|access-date=10 July 2011}}</ref> He retired from the post of Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee at the same time.

==Decorations and Medals==
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|[[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Vir Chakra ribbon bar.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|-
|[[File:IND Samar Seva Star Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Paschimi Star Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Raksha Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Sangram Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|-
|[[File:IND Operation Parakram medal.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 25th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|105px]]
|-
|colspan="4"|[[File:IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg|105px]] {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}} {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
|[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Vir Chakra]]
|[[Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|-
|Samar Seva Star
|[[Paschimi Star]]
|Raksha Medal
|[[Sangram Medal]]
|-
|[[Operation Parakram Medal]]
|[[Sainya Seva Medal]]
|50th Independence Anniversary Medal
|25th Independence Anniversary Medal
|-
| colspan="1"|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|30 Years Long Service Medal]]
| colspan="2"|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|20 Years Long Service Medal]]
| colspan="1"|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
|-
|}

==Published writings==
* ''From the Crow's Nest: A Compendium of Speeches and Writings on Maritime and Other Issues'', New Delhi: Lancer Publishers, 2007.

==References==
<references/>

==Sources==
{{commons category|Arun Prakash}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071029134346/http://www.defenceindia.com/defenceind/navy_chief.html Official Biography]

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	Promoted to [[Lieutenant Commander]] on 1 May 1976,<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) \|page=1668 \|date=4 December 1976 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> he flew the [[Super Constellation]] that year for maritime air reconnaissance with [[INAS 312\|Indian Navy Air Squadron 312]]. He later commanded the missile boat [[INS Chatak (K96)\|INS ''Chatak'']], the training frigate {{INS\|Beas\|1958\|6}}, the antisubmarine warfare frigate [[INS Vindhyagiri]], and the aircraft carrier [[INS Viraat]].<ref name=NextNavalChiefTheHindu />		Promoted to [[Lieutenant Commander]] on 1 May 1976,<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) \|page=1668 \|date=4 December 1976 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> he flew the [[Super Constellation]] that year for maritime air reconnaissance with [[INAS 312\|Indian Navy Air Squadron 312]]. He later commanded the missile boat [[INS Chatak (K96)\|INS ''Chatak'']], the training frigate {{INS\|Beas\|1958\|6}}, the antisubmarine warfare frigate [[INS Vindhyagiri]], and the aircraft carrier [[INS Viraat]].<ref name=NextNavalChiefTheHindu />

	He was promoted to [[Commander]] on 1 July 1980,<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) \|page=188 \|date=14 February 1981 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> and in 1983, while in command of [[INAS 300\|Indian Navy Air Squadron 300]], he supervised the training of Indian Navy crew members in the [[United Kingdom]] for the [[Sea Harrier]] and ferried the newly acquired aircraft back to India. He commanded two Air Squadrons and the naval air station [[INS Hansa\|INS ''Hansa'']]. In his aviation assignments, he logged more than 2,500 hours in the air in single and multi-engined, shore-based and carrier-based aircraft.<ref name=NextNavalChiefTheHindu>{{citation\|title=Arun Prakash next Naval Chief\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|date=2 June 2004\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/06/02/stories/2004060202191300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040612074528/http://www.hindu.com/2004/06/02/stories/2004060202191300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=12 June 2004\|access-date=10 July ~~2022~~}}</ref> He was promoted to [[Captain (naval)\|Captain]] on 1 July 1986.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) \|page=903 \|date=27 June 1987 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>		He was promoted to [[Commander]] on 1 July 1980,<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) \|page=188 \|date=14 February 1981 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> and in 1983, while in command of [[INAS 300\|Indian Navy Air Squadron 300]], he supervised the training of Indian Navy crew members in the [[United Kingdom]] for the [[Sea Harrier]] and ferried the newly acquired aircraft back to India. He commanded two Air Squadrons and the naval air station [[INS Hansa\|INS ''Hansa'']]. In his aviation assignments, he logged more than 2,500 hours in the air in single and multi-engined, shore-based and carrier-based aircraft.<ref name=NextNavalChiefTheHindu>{{citation\|title=Arun Prakash next Naval Chief\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|date=2 June 2004\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/06/02/stories/2004060202191300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040612074528/http://www.hindu.com/2004/06/02/stories/2004060202191300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=12 June 2004\|access-date=10 July 2011}}</ref> He was promoted to [[Captain (naval)\|Captain]] on 1 July 1986.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) \|page=903 \|date=27 June 1987 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>

	===Flag Rank===		===Flag Rank===
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	===Chief of Naval Staff===		===Chief of Naval Staff===
	Prakash was promoted to Full [[Admiral (India)\|Admiral]] and was appointed the 20th [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)\|Chief of Naval Staff]] on 31 July 2004.<ref name=NewNavalChiefTimesIndia>{{citation\|title=Arun Prakash to be new Naval Chief\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|date=1 June 2004\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-06-01/india/27163171_1_naval-staff-personnel-at-naval-headquarters-vice-admiral-arun-prakash\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908044327/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-06-01/india/27163171_1_naval-staff-personnel-at-naval-headquarters-vice-admiral-arun-prakash\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=8 September 2012\|access-date=10 July ~~2022~~}}</ref> With the retirement of [[General (India)\|General]] [[Nirmal Chander Vij]], Admiral Prakash took over as the [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]] on 31 January 2005.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Dec 31 \|first1=TNN \| title=Gen Vij new head of chiefs of staff panel {{!}} India News - Times of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Gen-Vij-new-head-of-chiefs-of-staff-panel/articleshow/976587.cms \|website=The Times of India \|language=en}}</ref> While serving as Chief of Naval Staff, Prakash played an important role in renewing the [[Indian Navy]]'s relationships with the [[United States Navy]]<ref name=BetterRelationsDailyTimes>{{citation\|title=US, India making military deal amid better relations\|work=[[Daily Times (Pakistan)\|Daily Times]]\|location=Pakistan\|date=25 March 2005\|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_25-3-2005_pg4_16\|access-date=10 July ~~2022~~}}</ref> and in developing a vision of India's maritime strategy. Prakash retired as Chief of Naval Staff in October 2006.<ref name=SureeshMehtaNewNavyChief>{{citation\|title=Sureesh Mehta is new Navy chief\|work=IBN Live\|date=31 October 2006\|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sureesh-mehta-is-new-navy-chief/25112-3.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016122233/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sureesh-mehta-is-new-navy-chief/25112-3.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=16 October 2012\|access-date=10 July ~~2022~~}}</ref> He retired from the post of Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee at the same time.		Prakash was promoted to Full [[Admiral (India)\|Admiral]] and was appointed the 20th [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)\|Chief of Naval Staff]] on 31 July 2004.<ref name=NewNavalChiefTimesIndia>{{citation\|title=Arun Prakash to be new Naval Chief\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|date=1 June 2004\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-06-01/india/27163171_1_naval-staff-personnel-at-naval-headquarters-vice-admiral-arun-prakash\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908044327/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-06-01/india/27163171_1_naval-staff-personnel-at-naval-headquarters-vice-admiral-arun-prakash\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=8 September 2012\|access-date=10 July 2011}}</ref> With the retirement of [[General (India)\|General]] [[Nirmal Chander Vij]], Admiral Prakash took over as the [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]] on 31 January 2005.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Dec 31 \|first1=TNN \| title=Gen Vij new head of chiefs of staff panel {{!}} India News - Times of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Gen-Vij-new-head-of-chiefs-of-staff-panel/articleshow/976587.cms \|website=The Times of India \|language=en}}</ref> While serving as Chief of Naval Staff, Prakash played an important role in renewing the [[Indian Navy]]'s relationships with the [[United States Navy]]<ref name=BetterRelationsDailyTimes>{{citation\|title=US, India making military deal amid better relations\|work=[[Daily Times (Pakistan)\|Daily Times]]\|location=Pakistan\|date=25 March 2005\|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_25-3-2005_pg4_16\|access-date=10 July 2011}}</ref> and in developing a vision of India's maritime strategy. Prakash retired as Chief of Naval Staff in October 2006.<ref name=SureeshMehtaNewNavyChief>{{citation\|title=Sureesh Mehta is new Navy chief\|work=IBN Live\|date=31 October 2006\|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sureesh-mehta-is-new-navy-chief/25112-3.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016122233/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sureesh-mehta-is-new-navy-chief/25112-3.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=16 October 2012\|access-date=10 July 2011}}</ref> He retired from the post of Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee at the same time.

	==Decorations and Medals==		==Decorations and Medals==
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	{{s-bef\|before = [[Nirmal Chander Vij]]}}		{{s-bef\|before = [[Nirmal Chander Vij]]}}
	{{s-ttl\|title = [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]]\| years = 2005 - ~~2022~~}}		{{s-ttl\|title = [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]]\| years = 2005 - 2006}}
	{{s-aft\|after =[[Shashindra Pal Tyagi]]}}		{{s-aft\|after =[[Shashindra Pal Tyagi]]}}
	{{s-bef\|before=[[Madhvendra Singh]]}}		{{s-bef\|before=[[Madhvendra Singh]]}}
	{{s-ttl\|title=[[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)\|Chief of the Naval Staff]]\|years=~~2004–2022~~}}		{{s-ttl\|title=[[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)\|Chief of the Naval Staff]]\|years=2004–2006}}
	{{s-aft\|after=[[Sureesh Mehta]]}}		{{s-aft\|after=[[Sureesh Mehta]]}}
	{{s-bef\|before=[[John Colin De Silva]]}}		{{s-bef\|before=[[John Colin De Silva]]}}
	{{s-ttl\|title=[[Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)\|Vice Chief of the Naval Staff]]\|years=~~2003–2022~~}}		{{s-ttl\|title=[[Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)\|Vice Chief of the Naval Staff]]\|years=2003–2004}}
	{{s-aft\|after=Yashwant Prasad}}		{{s-aft\|after=Yashwant Prasad}}
	{{s-bef\|before=Vinod Pasricha}}		{{s-bef\|before=Vinod Pasricha}}
	{{s-ttl\|title=[[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command]]\|years=~~2003–2022~~}}		{{s-ttl\|title=[[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command]]\|years=2003–2003}}
	{{s-aft\|after=Madanjit SIngh}}		{{s-aft\|after=Madanjit SIngh}}
	{{s-new\|reason=Appointment created}}		{{s-new\|reason=Appointment created}}
	{{s-ttl\|title=[[Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command]]\|years=~~2001–2022~~}}		{{s-ttl\|title=[[Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command]]\|years=2001–2003}}
	{{s-aft\|after=O P Bansal}}		{{s-aft\|after=O P Bansal}}
	{{s-bef\|before=[[John Colin De Silva]]}}		{{s-bef\|before=[[John Colin De Silva]]}}