General Manoj Pande took over as the 29th Chief of the Army Staff on 30 April 2022 from General Manoj Mukund Naravane, who superannuated after four decades of an illustrious career.
On taking over as the Chief of the Army Staff, General Manoj Pande COAS reviewed the Ceremonial Guard of Honour at the South Block lawns. COAS appreciated the Guard for an impeccable turnout and impressive parade. He laid a wreath at the National War Memorial NWM and paid tributes to the Bravehearts who laid down their lives for the Nation.
The General officer is alumnus of the National Defence Academy and was commissioned in December 1982 in the Corps of Engineers (The Bombay Sappers). He has commanded an Engineer Regiment during Operation PARAKRAM in the sensitive Pallanwala Sector of Jammu and Kashmir, along the Line of Control. The General Officer is a graduate of Staff College, Camberley (United Kingdom) and attended the Higher Command and National Defence College Courses.
In his four decades of distinguished military career, he has tenanted important and challenging command and staff appointments in different operational environments which include command of an Engineer Brigade in the Western Theatre, as part of Strike Corps, an Infantry Brigade along Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, a Mountain Division in the High Altitude Area of Western Ladakh and command of a Corps, deployed along the Line of Actual Control and in Counter Insurgency Operations area of Eastern Command. His staff exposures include Brigade Major of a Mountain Brigade in the North East, Assistant Military Secretary in Military Secretary’s Branch, Colonel Q of a Mountain Division in High Altitude Area and Brigadier General Staff (Operations) at Headquarters Eastern Command. The General Officer has served as Chief Engineer in the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea. He has also tenanted the appointments of Additional Director General in the Military Operations Directorate at Army Headquarters, Chief of Staff Headquarters Southern Command and Director General Discipline Ceremonial & Welfare at the Army Headquarters. He was Commander-in-Chief Andaman & Nicobar Command from June 2020 to May 2021 and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command from June 2021 to January 2022 and was tenanting the appointment of Vice Chief of the Army Staff from 01 February 2022.
For his illustrious service, he has been conferred with the award of Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Vishisht Seva Medal. The General Officer is also The Colonel Commandant, The Bombay Sappers.
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On taking over as the Chief of the Army Staff, General Manoj Pande COAS reviewed the Ceremonial Guard of Honour at the South Block lawns. COAS appreciated the Guard for an impeccable turnout and impressive parade. pic.twitter.com/Sk0FbYl1LJ
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General Manoj Pandey, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC takes over as the 29th COAS of IndianArmy from General MM Naravane.
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Gen Manoj Pandey, Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Vishisht Seva Medal, Aid De Camp took over from Gen MM Naravane 29th COAS. pic.twitter.com/vPiQxlR9Re
