Sunil Lanba takes over as Chief of Naval Staff
Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba today took charge as the new Chief of the Naval Staff replacing Admiral RK Dhowan, who superannuated from service. Before taking over as the Navy Chief, Lanba (58) was the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) of Western Naval Command. He is also a recipient of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal.