Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain takes over as Eastern Naval Command Chief of Staff
Q. Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain has taken over as Chief of Staff of which naval command?- Published on 01 Mar 16a. Eastern
b. Western
c. Southern
d. Northern
ANSWER: Eastern
Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain, AVSM, VSM took over as the Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command from Vice Admiral Bimal Verma on 27th February 2016 and has held Operational, Staff and Command Appointments. He is an alumnus of Rewa’s Sainik School and previously held posts like the Director Naval Intelligence (Protocol), Director Foreign Liaison and Principal Director Staff Requirement at Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy).For his distinguished service, the Flag Officer was awarded Vishisht Seva Medal in 2009 and Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2015.