Vice Adm Atul Anand takes over as Director General Naval Operations

Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: April 04 2023

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Vice Admiral Atul Anand, AVSM, VSM on Saturday assumed charge as the Director General Naval Operations (DGNO).
Vice Admiral Atul Anand has commissioned on January 1, 1988 into the Executive Branch of the Indian Navy.
He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy (71st Course, Delta Squadron) the Defence Services Command and Staff College, Mirpur (Bangladesh) and the National Defence College, New Delhi.
He also served as the Navigating Officer of IN ships Sharda, Ranvijay and Jyoti, and was the Direction Officer of the Sea Harrier squadron INAS 300 and the Executive Officer of the destroyer INS Delhi.
He has also served as the Principal Director of Naval Operations and the Principal Director Strategy, Concepts and Transformation at the Integrated Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence (Navy).
As a Flag Officer, he has served as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Foreign Cooperation and Intelligence), Deputy Commandant and Chief Instructor at the National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla, Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area and the Flag Officer Commanding Karnataka Naval Area.