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| Rank | Vice Admiral |
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Vice Admiral Anil Chopra, PVSM, AVSM is a retired Indian Navy Flag officer, who served as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command from 2014 to 2015.[1]
He previously served as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command from 1 November 2011,[2] after having served as Director General Indian Coast Guard from 2008.[1]
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He joined the Indian Navy on July 1, 1975. and commanded the corvette INS Kuthar (1993–94), the destroyer INS Rajput (2000-2001) and the aircraft carrier, INS Viraat (2003-2004).[3]
He was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2007.[3]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Namboodiri, Narayan (6 June 2014). "Vice Admiral Anil Chopra takes over as Western Naval Commander". Times of India. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Vice Admiral Anil Chopra appointed as FOC-in-C, Eastern Naval Command". NetIndian. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
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| Preceded by Shekhar Sinha |
Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command 2014-2015 |
Succeeded by Surinder Pal Singh Cheema |
| Preceded by Anup Singh |
Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command 2011-2014 |
Succeeded by Satish Soni |
| Preceded by Shekhar Sinha |
Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet 24 January 2008 - 27 November 2008 |
Succeeded by Surinder Pal Singh Cheema |
| Preceded by Devendra Kumar Joshi |
Commanding Officer INS Viraat 7 January 2003 - 6 January 2004 |
Succeeded by Pradeep Chauhan |
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