Sanjay Bhalla

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Rear Admiral

Sanjay Bhalla

NM
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Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Navy
Years of service1989 - present
RankBritish Royal Navy (sleeves) OF-7.svg 12-Indian Navy-RADM.svg Rear Admiral
Commands heldEastern Fleet
INS Beas (2000)
INS Taragiri (F41)
INS Nishank (K43)
AwardsNao Sena Medal ribbon.svg Nao Sena Medal

Rear Admiral Sanjay Bhalla, NM is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He last served as the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet, having taken over from Rear Admiral Tarun Sobti in December 2021.

Naval career[edit]

Bhalla was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 1 January 1989. He is a specialist in Communication and Electronic Warfare. He attended the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and the College of Naval Warfare in Mumbai.[1] He also attended the Royal College of Defence Studies, London.[2]

Bhalla has commanded the Veer-class missile vessel INS Nishank (K43), and the Nilgiri-class anti-submarine warfare frigate INS Kora (P61). He subsequently commanded the Brahmaputra-class guided-missile frigate INS Beas (2000).[3]

Bhalla, in his staff appointments, has served as the training commander at the Indian Naval Academy. He also served as the Director at Maritime Doctrine and Concepts Centre. As a Captain, he served as the Naval adviser at the High Commission of India, Islamabad.[4] As a Commodore, he served as the Naval assistant to the Chief of the Naval Staff.[3]

Flag rank[edit]

On promotion to Flag Rank, Bhalla took over as the Assistant Chief of Personnel (Human Resource Development) (ACOP HRD) at naval headquarters. ACOP is an assistant principal staff officer appointment. On 20 December 2021, he assumed the office of the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF), taking over from Rear Admiral Tarun Sobti who commanded the Eastern Fleet from February to December 2021.[2] On 26 January 2022, he was awarded the Nao Sena Medal for devotion to duty.[5] As FOCEF, he was the officer in tactical command during the President's Fleet Review (PFR) held in February 2022.[6]

Awards and decorations[edit]

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Nao Sena Medal Samanya Seva Medal Operation Vijay Medal Operation Parakram Medal
Sainya Seva Medal Videsh Seva Medal 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal
20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Rear Admiral Sanjay Bhalla takes over as Eastern Fleet Commander". The Hindu. 21 December 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Rear Admiral Sanjay Bhalla takes over as Eastern Fleet Commander | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "REAR ADMIRAL SANJAY BHALLA TAKES OVER AS EASTERN FLEET COMMANDER". www.pib.gov.in.
  4. ↑ Service, Tribune News. "Rear Admiral Sanjay Bhalla is Eastern Fleet Chief". Tribuneindia News Service.
  5. ↑ "PRESS RELEASE - DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS TO INDIAN NAVY PERSONNEL ON REPUBLIC DAY". www.pib.gov.in. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  6. ↑ Twitter https://twitter.com/indiannavy/status/1495207721825488897. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
Military offices
Preceded by
Tarun Sobti 		Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet
December 2021 - November 2022 		Succeeded by
Gurcharan Singh
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