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	[[Vice Admiral (India)\|Vice Admiral]] '''Surinder Pal Singh Cheema''' [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal\|AVSM]], [[Nao Sena Medal\|NM]] is a former Flag Officer in the [[Indian Navy]]. He last served as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the [[Western Naval Command\|Western]] and [[Southern Naval Command]]s.<ref name="indiannavy1">{{cite news \| url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/vadm-sps-cheema-takes-over-foc-cwest-0 \| title=Vice Admiral SPS Cheema takes over as FOC-in-C(West), Western Naval Command \| work=Indian Navy \| date=31 March 2015 \| accessdate=31 March ~~2022~~}}</ref> He also served as the Commander-in-Chief of [[Strategic Forces Command]] and the [[Chief of Integrated Defence Staff]] to the [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]].<ref name="indiannavy1" /> He retired from the service on 31 January 2016, after four decades of service.<ref name="VAdm SPSC retires PIB">{{cite web\|title=Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba Takes Over Western Naval Command\|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=135947\|website=PIB\|publisher=Govt. of India\|accessdate=3 February ~~2022~~}}</ref>		[[Vice Admiral (India)\|Vice Admiral]] '''Surinder Pal Singh Cheema''' [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal\|AVSM]], [[Nao Sena Medal\|NM]] is a former Flag Officer in the [[Indian Navy]]. He last served as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the [[Western Naval Command\|Western]] and [[Southern Naval Command]]s.<ref name="indiannavy1">{{cite news \| url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/vadm-sps-cheema-takes-over-foc-cwest-0 \| title=Vice Admiral SPS Cheema takes over as FOC-in-C(West), Western Naval Command \| work=Indian Navy \| date=31 March 2015 \| accessdate=31 March 2015}}</ref> He also served as the Commander-in-Chief of [[Strategic Forces Command]] and the [[Chief of Integrated Defence Staff]] to the [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]].<ref name="indiannavy1" /> He retired from the service on 31 January 2016, after four decades of service.<ref name="VAdm SPSC retires PIB">{{cite web\|title=Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba Takes Over Western Naval Command\|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=135947\|website=PIB\|publisher=Govt. of India\|accessdate=3 February 2016}}</ref>

	== Early life and education ==		== Early life and education ==
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	Cheema is a missile and gunnery specialist. He was the [[Ship commissioning\|Commissioning]] [[Commanding Officer]] of the [[Missile boat]] {{INS\|Nishank\|K43\|6}} and commanded the {{Sclass\|Khukri\|corvette\|4}} missile [[corvette]] {{INS\|Khanjar\|P47\|6}} and the {{Sclass\|Talwar\|frigate\|4}} stealth [[frigate]] {{INS\|Trishul\|F43\|6}}. He served as the 14th [[Commanding Officer]] of the {{Sclass\|Centaur\|aircraft carrier\|4}} [[aircraft carrier]] {{INS\|Viraat\|R22\|6}}. He also headed the naval base INS Mandovi.<ref name="Hindu" />		Cheema is a missile and gunnery specialist. He was the [[Ship commissioning\|Commissioning]] [[Commanding Officer]] of the [[Missile boat]] {{INS\|Nishank\|K43\|6}} and commanded the {{Sclass\|Khukri\|corvette\|4}} missile [[corvette]] {{INS\|Khanjar\|P47\|6}} and the {{Sclass\|Talwar\|frigate\|4}} stealth [[frigate]] {{INS\|Trishul\|F43\|6}}. He served as the 14th [[Commanding Officer]] of the {{Sclass\|Centaur\|aircraft carrier\|4}} [[aircraft carrier]] {{INS\|Viraat\|R22\|6}}. He also headed the naval base INS Mandovi.<ref name="Hindu" />

	He attended the [[Defence Services Staff College]] (DSSC), [[Wellington, Tamil Nadu\|Wellington]] where he was awarded the Lentaigne and Scudder Medals (for best dissertation and being "first in overall order of merit"). He also attended the [[Naval War College, Goa\|College of Naval Warfare]] (CNW), [[Mumbai]].<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news\|title=Vice Admiral Cheema takes over as chief of Southern Naval Command\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/vice-admiral-cheema-takes-over-as-chief-of-southern-naval-command/article6129573.ece\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=19 June 2014\|accessdate=19 January ~~2022~~}}</ref>		He attended the [[Defence Services Staff College]] (DSSC), [[Wellington, Tamil Nadu\|Wellington]] where he was awarded the Lentaigne and Scudder Medals (for best dissertation and being "first in overall order of merit"). He also attended the [[Naval War College, Goa\|College of Naval Warfare]] (CNW), [[Mumbai]].<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news\|title=Vice Admiral Cheema takes over as chief of Southern Naval Command\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/vice-admiral-cheema-takes-over-as-chief-of-southern-naval-command/article6129573.ece\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=19 June 2014\|accessdate=19 January 2020}}</ref>

	===Flag Rank===		===Flag Rank===
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	In his staff appointments, he served as the Controller Personnel Services at the Integrated Headquarters. He served as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (DCIDS) for Perspective Planning and Force Development (PP&FD) and for DOT in two different assignments. Apart from these, he served as the Chief of the Staff of [[Western Naval Command]].		In his staff appointments, he served as the Controller Personnel Services at the Integrated Headquarters. He served as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (DCIDS) for Perspective Planning and Force Development (PP&FD) and for DOT in two different assignments. Apart from these, he served as the Chief of the Staff of [[Western Naval Command]].

	After promotion to the rank of [[Vice Admiral (India)\|Vice Admiral]], he served in four different appointments as a [[Commander-in-Chief]] since being promoted to C-in-C grade on 31 August 2012. He served as the FOC-in-C of [[Southern Naval Command]] from 2014 to 2015; Commander-in-Chief of the [[Strategic Forces Command]]; [[Chief Of Integrated Defence Staff]] to the [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]]; and as lastly as the FOC-in-C of [[Western Naval Command]]. He also served as the [[Commandant of Indian Naval Academy]]. He retired on 31 January 2016, after four decades of service; Vice Admiral [[Sunil Lanba]] succeeded him as FOC-in-C of Western Naval Command.<ref name="FOCSOuth">{{cite web \| url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-sps-cheema-takes-over-foc-c-south \| title=Vice Admiral SPS Cheema takes over as FOC-in-c (South) \| publisher=Indian Navy \| accessdate=27 January ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref name="VAdm SPSC retires PIB" />		After promotion to the rank of [[Vice Admiral (India)\|Vice Admiral]], he served in four different appointments as a [[Commander-in-Chief]] since being promoted to C-in-C grade on 31 August 2012. He served as the FOC-in-C of [[Southern Naval Command]] from 2014 to 2015; Commander-in-Chief of the [[Strategic Forces Command]]; [[Chief Of Integrated Defence Staff]] to the [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]]; and as lastly as the FOC-in-C of [[Western Naval Command]]. He also served as the [[Commandant of Indian Naval Academy]]. He retired on 31 January 2016, after four decades of service; Vice Admiral [[Sunil Lanba]] succeeded him as FOC-in-C of Western Naval Command.<ref name="FOCSOuth">{{cite web \| url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-sps-cheema-takes-over-foc-c-south \| title=Vice Admiral SPS Cheema takes over as FOC-in-c (South) \| publisher=Indian Navy \| accessdate=27 January 2016}}</ref><ref name="VAdm SPSC retires PIB" />

	==Awards and decorations==		==Awards and decorations==
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	\| title = [[Strategic Forces Command#List of commanders\|Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command]]		\| title = [[Strategic Forces Command#List of commanders\|Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command]]
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	{{s-aft \| after = [[Girish Luthra]]}}		{{s-aft \| after = [[Girish Luthra]]}}
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| honorific_prefix = [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]]
| name = S P S Cheema
| honorific_suffix = [[Param Vishist Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishist Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Nausena Medal|NM]]
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[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] '''Surinder Pal Singh Cheema''' [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Nao Sena Medal|NM]] is a former Flag Officer in the [[Indian Navy]]. He last served as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the [[Western Naval Command|Western]] and [[Southern Naval Command]]s.<ref name="indiannavy1">{{cite news | url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/vadm-sps-cheema-takes-over-foc-cwest-0 | title=Vice Admiral SPS Cheema takes over as FOC-in-C(West), Western Naval Command | work=Indian Navy | date=31 March 2015 | accessdate=31 March 2022}}</ref> He also served as the Commander-in-Chief of [[Strategic Forces Command]] and the [[Chief of Integrated Defence Staff]] to the [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]].<ref name="indiannavy1" /> He retired from the service on 31 January 2016, after four decades of service.<ref name="VAdm SPSC retires PIB">{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba Takes Over Western Naval Command|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=135947|website=PIB|publisher=Govt. of India|accessdate=3 February 2022}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Cheema attended the [[Sainik School, Kunjpura]]. He then graduated from the [[National Defence Academy]], [[Khadakwasla Dam|Khadakwasla]] and was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 1 January 1977.

== Military career ==
[[File:Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar addressing the members of media at the commissioning of INS Vajrkosh.jpg|300px|right|thumbnail|Vice Admiral SPS Cheema (right) with [[Defence Minister of India|Defence Minister]] [[Manohar Parrikar]] (center) and [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|CNS]] [[Admiral RK Dhowan|RK Dhowan]] during commissioning of INS Vajrakosh]]

Cheema is a missile and gunnery specialist. He was the [[Ship commissioning|Commissioning]] [[Commanding Officer]] of the [[Missile boat]] {{INS|Nishank|K43|6}} and commanded the {{Sclass|Khukri|corvette|4}} missile [[corvette]] {{INS|Khanjar|P47|6}} and the {{Sclass|Talwar|frigate|4}} stealth [[frigate]] {{INS|Trishul|F43|6}}. He served as the 14th [[Commanding Officer]] of the {{Sclass|Centaur|aircraft carrier|4}} [[aircraft carrier]] {{INS|Viraat|R22|6}}. He also headed the naval base INS Mandovi.<ref name="Hindu" />

He attended the [[Defence Services Staff College]] (DSSC), [[Wellington, Tamil Nadu|Wellington]] where he was awarded the Lentaigne and Scudder Medals (for best dissertation and being "first in overall order of merit"). He also attended the [[Naval War College, Goa|College of Naval Warfare]] (CNW), [[Mumbai]].<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news|title=Vice Admiral Cheema takes over as chief of Southern Naval Command|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/vice-admiral-cheema-takes-over-as-chief-of-southern-naval-command/article6129573.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=19 June 2014|accessdate=19 January 2022}}</ref>

===Flag Rank===
As a [[Rear Admiral]], Cheema commanded the [[Western Fleet (India)|Western Fleet]] from 2008 to 2009.
In his staff appointments, he served as the Controller Personnel Services at the Integrated Headquarters. He served as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (DCIDS) for Perspective Planning and Force Development (PP&FD) and for DOT in two different assignments. Apart from these, he served as the Chief of the Staff of [[Western Naval Command]].

After promotion to the rank of [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]], he served in four different appointments as a [[Commander-in-Chief]] since being promoted to C-in-C grade on 31 August 2012. He served as the FOC-in-C of [[Southern Naval Command]] from 2014 to 2015; Commander-in-Chief of the [[Strategic Forces Command]]; [[Chief Of Integrated Defence Staff]] to the [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]]; and as lastly as the FOC-in-C of [[Western Naval Command]]. He also served as the [[Commandant of Indian Naval Academy]]. He retired on 31 January 2016, after four decades of service; Vice Admiral [[Sunil Lanba]] succeeded him as FOC-in-C of Western Naval Command.<ref name="FOCSOuth">{{cite web | url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-sps-cheema-takes-over-foc-c-south | title=Vice Admiral SPS Cheema takes over as FOC-in-c (South) | publisher=Indian Navy | accessdate=27 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="VAdm SPSC retires PIB" />

==Awards and decorations==
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|[[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:Nao Sena Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|-
|[[File:IND Operation Parakram medal.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|-
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|[[File:IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105px]]
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|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
|[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Nausena Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|Special Service Medal]]
|-
|[[Operation Parakram Medal]]
|[[Videsh Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|30 Years Long Service Medal]]
|-
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|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|20 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
|
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>

File:Admiral RK Dhowan being congratulated by SPS Cheema after taking over as new Chief of Naval Staff.JPG|Admiral RK Dhowan being congratulated by SPS Cheema after taking over as new Chief of Naval Staff

File:Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral RK Dhowan and other dignitaries at the undocking of INS Kalvari.JPG|Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral RK Dhowan and other dignitaries at the undocking of INS ''Kalvari''
File:Exchange of baton between Vice Admiral SPS Cheema and Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba.jpeg|Exchange of the baton between Vice Admiral SPS Cheema and Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba
File:Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar and Vice Admiral SPS Cheema on board FNS Charles De Gaulle.jpg|Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar and Vice Admiral SPS Cheema onboard FNS ''Charles De Gaulle''
File:Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar, Vice Admiral SPS Cheema, and Indian and French naval personnel on board aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle.jpg|Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar, Vice Admiral SPS Cheema, and Indian and French naval personnel onboard aircraft carrier ''Charles de Gaulle''
File:Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on board INS Kolkata.jpg|Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel onboard INS ''Kolkata''
File:Maharashtra Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao during his visit to INS Shishumar.jpg|C. Vidyasagar Rao, Governor of Maharashtra, during his visit to INS ''Shishumar''
</gallery>

==References==
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{{s-ttl | title = [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command]] | years = 2015-2022}}
{{s-aft | rows=2| after = [[Sunil Lanba]]}}
{{s-bef | before = [[Satish Soni]]}}
{{s-ttl | title = [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command]] | years = 2014-2022}}
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| title = [[Strategic Forces Command#List of commanders|Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command]]
| years = 1 November 2012 - June 2014
| before = Air Marshal K J Mathews
| after = Lt Gen Amit Sharma}}
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| title = [[Chief of Integrated Defence Staff]]
| years = 31 August 2012 – 1 November 2012
| before = Vice Admiral [[Shekhar Sinha]]
| after = Lt Gen Naresh Chandra Marwah}}
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| title = [[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet]]
| years = 27 November 2008 - 31 August 2009
| before = [[Anil Chopra (admiral)|Anil Chopra]]
| after = [[Rama Kant Pattanaik]]}}
{{s-bef | before = [[Pradeep Chauhan]]}}
{{s-ttl | title = [[INS Viraat#Commanding officers|Commanding Officer INS Viraat]] | years = 31 May 2005 - 15 May 2022}}
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