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{{Short description|Retired Indian Navy officer | {{Short description|Retired Indian Navy officer}} | ||
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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Soni was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 1 July 1976. The Flag Officer's sea commands include the ocean going [[Pondicherry-class minesweeper]] INS Kakinada(M 70), the guided missile corvette {{INS|Kirpan|P44|6}}, the [[guided-missile frigate]] {{INS|Talwar|F40|6}} and the [[guided missile destroyer]] Delhi. He has had the honour of having commissioned two warships, ''Kakinada'' and ''Talwar'', in [[Russia]], as the [[Commanding Officer]]. His staff appointments include | Soni was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 1 July 1976. The Flag Officer's sea commands include the ocean going [[Pondicherry-class minesweeper]] INS Kakinada(M 70), the guided missile corvette {{INS|Kirpan|P44|6}}, the [[guided-missile frigate]] {{INS|Talwar|F40|6}} and the [[guided missile destroyer]] Delhi. He has had the honour of having commissioned two warships, ''Kakinada'' and ''Talwar'', in [[Russia]], as the [[Commanding Officer]]. His staff appointments include deputy director of Personnel, Joint Director of Naval Plans and Naval Assistant to Chief of the Naval Staff at Integrated Headquarters-[[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] (Navy).<ref name="INS Astradharini Joins The Indian Navy by VAdm SS">{{cite web|title=INS Astradharini Joins The Indian Navy|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=128467|publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]] (PIB), Government of India |access-date=6 October 2022}}</ref><ref name="Indian Naval Ships Enter Freemantle (Perth), Australia">{{cite web|title=Indian Naval Ships Enter Fremantle (Perth), Australia|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=122292|website=PIB|access-date=6 October 2015 |date=4 June 2022}}</ref> | ||
[[File:Vice Admiral Satish Soni presenting a memento to Lieutenant General J Sikand.JPG|250px|thumbnail|right|VAdm Satish Soni presenting a memento to Lt Gen Jatinder Sikand (Engineer-in-Chief)]] | [[File:Vice Admiral Satish Soni presenting a memento to Lieutenant General J Sikand.JPG|250px|thumbnail|right|VAdm Satish Soni presenting a memento to Lt Gen Jatinder Sikand (Engineer-in-Chief)]] | ||
[[File:Vice Admiral Satish Soni taking the salute at the 2015 Republic Day Parade at ENC.JPG|thumb|250 px|right|Vice Admiral Satish Soni taking the salute at the 2015 Republic Day Parade]] | [[File:Vice Admiral Satish Soni taking the salute at the 2015 Republic Day Parade at ENC.JPG|thumb|250 px|right|Vice Admiral Satish Soni taking the salute at the 2015 Republic Day Parade]] | ||
On his elevation to Flag rank, assumed responsibilities as the Assistant Chief of Personnel (Human Resource Development) at Integrated Headquarters-[[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] (Navy). Subsequently, the Flag Officer commanded the [[Eastern Naval Command|Eastern Fleet]] of the Indian Navy, and thereafter took over as Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command. Vice Admiral Satish then followeded it by being appointed as Commandant, [[National Defence Academy]] at Khadakvasla, Pune from 22 November 2009 to 31 December 2010.<ref name="NDA Commandants">{{cite web|title=Commandants Gallery|url=http://nda.nic.in/comdt_gallery.html|website=National Defence Academy |publisher=MoD| | On his elevation to Flag rank, assumed responsibilities as the Assistant Chief of Personnel (Human Resource Development) at Integrated Headquarters-[[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] (Navy). Subsequently, the Flag Officer commanded the [[Eastern Naval Command|Eastern Fleet]] of the Indian Navy, and thereafter took over as Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command. Vice Admiral Satish then followeded it by being appointed as Commandant, [[National Defence Academy]] at Khadakvasla, Pune from 22 November 2009 to 31 December 2010.<ref name="NDA Commandants">{{cite web|title=Commandants Gallery|url=http://nda.nic.in/comdt_gallery.html|website=National Defence Academy |publisher=MoD|access-date=6 October 2022}}</ref> He served as Flag Officer Commanding in Chief, Southern Naval Command from 2012 to 2014.<ref name="IndianStrategic" /> In his previous assignment, the Vice Admiral served as Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff at Integrated Headquarters [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] (Navy) at New Delhi.<ref name="IndianStrategic">{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Soni is C-in-C, Southern Command|url=http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories1528_Vice_Admiral_Soni.htm|website=Indian Strategic|access-date=6 October 2015|archive-date=May 2012 |date=May 2022}}</ref><ref name="Satish Soni takes over as ENC chief">{{cite web|title=Satish Soni takes over as ENC chief|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/satish-soni-takes-over-as-enc-chief/article6120496.ece|website=The Hindu|access-date=6 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |format=pdf-286 Kb |url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/sites/default/files/News_120531_VAdm-S.Soni-as-cinc-0.pdf |title=VICE ADMIRAL SATISH SONI ASSUMES DUTIES OF FLAG OFFICER COMMANDING IN CHIEF, SOUTHERN NAVAL COMMAND |access-date=7 October 2015 |website=indiannavy.nic.in |date=31 May 2022}}</ref> | ||
He served as Commander in Chief Eastern Command<ref name="Vice Admiral Satish Soni takes over as FOC-in-C East" /> before his retirement in 2016.<ref name="Retire">{{cite web | url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-hcs-bisht-taking-over-flag-officer-commanding-chief-eastern-naval-command | title=Vice Admiral HCS Bisht taking over as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command | publisher=Indian Navy | | He served as Commander in Chief Eastern Command<ref name="Vice Admiral Satish Soni takes over as FOC-in-C East" /> before his retirement in 2016.<ref name="Retire">{{cite web | url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-hcs-bisht-taking-over-flag-officer-commanding-chief-eastern-naval-command | title=Vice Admiral HCS Bisht taking over as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command | publisher=Indian Navy | access-date=March 1, 2022}}</ref> | ||
Soni is a keen sportsman and represented the Indian Navy in [[Squash (sport)|squash]] and [[golf]] in his younger days.<ref name="Vice Admiral Satish Soni takes over as FOC-in-C East">{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Satish Soni takes over as FOC-in-C East|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/news-events/vice-admiral-satish-soni-takes-over-foc-c-east|website=Indian Navy| | Soni is a keen sportsman and represented the Indian Navy in [[Squash (sport)|squash]] and [[golf]] in his younger days.<ref name="Vice Admiral Satish Soni takes over as FOC-in-C East">{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Satish Soni takes over as FOC-in-C East|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/news-events/vice-admiral-satish-soni-takes-over-foc-c-east|website=Indian Navy|access-date=6 October 2015 }}</ref><ref name="FOC in C East">{{cite web|title=FOC in C East: VICE ADMIRAL SATISH SONI, PVSM, AVSM, NM, ADC|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/about-indian-navy/foc-c-east|website=Indian Navy (indiannavy.nic.in)|access-date=6 October 2022}}</ref><ref name="Three Immediate Support Vessels Commissioned at Visakhapatnam by VAdm SS">{{cite web|title=Three Immediate Support Vessels {{sic|Commis|ioned|nolink=y}} at Visakhapatnam|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=117627|website=PIB|access-date=6 October 2015 |date=24 March 2022}}</ref> | ||
==Awards and | ==Awards and decorations== | ||
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|[[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]] | |[[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]] | ||
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|[[Operation Parakram Medal]] | |[[Operation Parakram Medal]] | ||
|[[ | |[[Videsh Seva Medal]] | ||
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]] | |[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]] | ||
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|30 Years Long Service Medal]] | |[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|30 Years Long Service Medal]] | ||
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{{s-aft | after= [[H. C. S. Bisht]]}} | {{s-aft | after= [[H. C. S. Bisht]]}} | ||
{{s-bef | before = [[Anup Singh (Admiral)|Anup Singh]]}} | {{s-bef | before = [[Anup Singh (Admiral)|Anup Singh]]}} | ||
{{s-ttl | title = Flag Officer Commanding in Chief, [[Southern Naval Command]] | years = 2012- | {{s-ttl | title = Flag Officer Commanding in Chief, [[Southern Naval Command]] | years = 2012-2022}} | ||
{{s-aft | after = [[Surinder Pal Singh Cheema]]}} | {{s-aft | after = [[Surinder Pal Singh Cheema]]}} | ||
{{s-end}} | {{s-end}} | ||
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[[Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] | [[Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] | ||
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] | [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of the Nau Sena Medal]] | |||
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| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/ |  Indian Navy |
| Years of service | 1 July 1976 [1] - 2016 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
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| Awards |  Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Nao Sena Medal Aide-de-camp[2] |
Vice Admiral Satish Soni is a retired Indian Navy officer. He is a former Commandant of the National Defence Academy (NDA) and Commander-in-Chief of Southern Command[1] and Eastern Command.[3]
Education
Soni is an alumnus of the NDA and a specialist in Navigation and Aircraft Direction, the Flag Officer is an alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and College of Naval Warfare, Mumbai.[1][2]
Career
Soni was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 1 July 1976. The Flag Officer's sea commands include the ocean going Pondicherry-class minesweeper INS Kakinada(M 70), the guided missile corvette INS Kirpan, the guided-missile frigate INS Talwar and the guided missile destroyer Delhi. He has had the honour of having commissioned two warships, Kakinada and Talwar, in Russia, as the Commanding Officer. His staff appointments include deputy director of Personnel, Joint Director of Naval Plans and Naval Assistant to Chief of the Naval Staff at Integrated Headquarters-Ministry of Defence (Navy).[4][5]
On his elevation to Flag rank, assumed responsibilities as the Assistant Chief of Personnel (Human Resource Development) at Integrated Headquarters-Ministry of Defence (Navy). Subsequently, the Flag Officer commanded the Eastern Fleet of the Indian Navy, and thereafter took over as Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command. Vice Admiral Satish then followeded it by being appointed as Commandant, National Defence Academy at Khadakvasla, Pune from 22 November 2009 to 31 December 2010.[6] He served as Flag Officer Commanding in Chief, Southern Naval Command from 2012 to 2014.[1] In his previous assignment, the Vice Admiral served as Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff at Integrated Headquarters Ministry of Defence (Navy) at New Delhi.[1][2][7]
He served as Commander in Chief Eastern Command[3] before his retirement in 2016.[8]
Soni is a keen sportsman and represented the Indian Navy in squash and golf in his younger days.[3][9][10]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Vice Admiral Soni is C-in-C, Southern Command". Indian Strategic. May 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help); Check date values in:|archive-date=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Satish Soni takes over as ENC chief". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Vice Admiral Satish Soni takes over as FOC-in-C East". Indian Navy. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Commandants Gallery". National Defence Academy. MoD. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ↑ "VICE ADMIRAL SATISH SONI ASSUMES DUTIES OF FLAG OFFICER COMMANDING IN CHIEF, SOUTHERN NAVAL COMMAND" (pdf-286 Kb). indiannavy.nic.in (Press release). 31 May 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ↑ "Vice Admiral HCS Bisht taking over as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command". Indian Navy. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ↑ "FOC in C East: VICE ADMIRAL SATISH SONI, PVSM, AVSM, NM, ADC". Indian Navy (indiannavy.nic.in). Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ↑ "Three Immediate Support Vessels Commisioned [sic] at Visakhapatnam". PIB. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Anil Chopra |
Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command 2014- 2015 |
Succeeded by H. C. S. Bisht |
| Preceded by Anup Singh |
Flag Officer Commanding in Chief, Southern Naval Command 2012-2022 |
Succeeded by Surinder Pal Singh Cheema |