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= Sai Teja = From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sunil Lanba, PVSM, AVSM, ADC (born 17  July 1957) is the current and the 23rd Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy. He assumed the office on 31 May 2016 after Admiral RK Dhowan and will hold office till May 2019. He is also the Chairman of the chiefs of staff committee (CoSC).

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 * 1Early life and education
 * 2Military career
 * 2.1Bi-lateral Visits as CNS
 * 3Awards and decorations
 * 4Personal life
 * 5References

Early life and education[edit]
Lanba was born on 17 July 1957 and hails from Palwal district, Haryana. He attended Mayo College, Ajmer; National Defense Academy, Pune; Defense Services Staff College, Wellington; College of Defence Management, Secunderabad and Royal College of Defense Studies, London and is a post-graduate in Defense and Management studies.

Military career[edit]
National Defense College Commandant Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba gives U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno a tour of the college's archive display Lanba was commissioned into the Indian Navy as an officer on 1 January 1978 into the Executive Branch of Indian Navy. He is a Navigation and Direction specialist who has served as the navigation and operations officer onboard various ships in both the Eastern and Western Fleets. He, over four decades, has served as a navigation officer on board INS Sindhudurg (K72) and INS Dunagiri (F36) before serving as the commanding officer (CO) of various ships: minesweeper INS Kakinada, frigate INS Himgiri (F34), INS Ranvijay (D55) and INS Mumbai (D62).He also served as executive officer of aircraft carrier INS Viraat (R22) and the Fleet Operations Officer of the Western Fleet.

He has also held numerous training positions like training officer at the National Defence Academy; Directing Staff at the College of Defence Management; Commandant of the National Defence College and Flag Officer Sea Training organisation at the Local Workup Team (West), Western Naval Command.

Lanba on being elevated to flag rank, was the flag officer commanding Maharashtra and Gujarat Naval Area.(FOMAG) and Chief of Staff, Southern Naval Command. On being promoted to vice admiral, he was the Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command; Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern and Western Naval Commands; Fleet Operations Officer of the Western Fleet and the Vice Chief of Naval Staff from 2 June 2014 to 30 March 2015.

On 5 May 2016, the Union Government announced that Lanba will take charge as the Chief of the Naval Staff on 31 May 2016, replacing Admiral Robin K. Dhowan who retired the same day.

He took over as the Chairman of the chiefs of staff committee (CoSC) from outgoing IAF chief Marshal Arup Raha on 29 December 2016.

= Sunil Lanba = From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sunil Lanba, PVSM, AVSM, ADC (born 17  July 1957) is the current and the 23rd Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy. He assumed the office on 31 May 2016 after Admiral RK Dhowan and will hold office till May 2019. He is also the Chairman of the chiefs of staff committee (CoSC).

Contents
[hide]


 * 1Early life and education
 * 2Military career
 * 2.1Bi-lateral Visits as CNS
 * 3Awards and decorations
 * 4Personal life
 * 5References

Early life and education[edit]
Lanba was born on 17 July 1957 and hails from Palwal district, Haryana. He attended Mayo College, Ajmer; National Defense Academy, Pune; Defense Services Staff College, Wellington; College of Defence Management, Secunderabad and Royal College of Defense Studies, London and is a post-graduate in Defense and Management studies.

Military career[edit]
National Defense College Commandant Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba gives U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno a tour of the college's archive display Lanba was commissioned into the Indian Navy as an officer on 1 January 1978 into the Executive Branch of Indian Navy. He is a Navigation and Direction specialist who has served as the navigation and operations officer onboard various ships in both the Eastern and Western Fleets. He, over four decades, has served as a navigation officer on board INS Sindhudurg (K72) and INS Dunagiri (F36) before serving as the commanding officer (CO) of various ships: minesweeper INS Kakinada, frigate INS Himgiri (F34), INS Ranvijay (D55) and INS Mumbai (D62).He also served as executive officer of aircraft carrier INS Viraat (R22) and the Fleet Operations Officer of the Western Fleet.

He has also held numerous training positions like training officer at the National Defence Academy; Directing Staff at the College of Defence Management; Commandant of the National Defence College and Flag Officer Sea Training organisation at the Local Workup Team (West), Western Naval Command.

Lanba on being elevated to flag rank, was the flag officer commanding Maharashtra and Gujarat Naval Area.(FOMAG) and Chief of Staff, Southern Naval Command. On being promoted to vice admiral, he was the Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command; Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern and Western Naval Commands; Fleet Operations Officer of the Western Fleet and the Vice Chief of Naval Staff from 2 June 2014 to 30 March 2015.

On 5 May 2016, the Union Government announced that Lanba will take charge as the Chief of the Naval Staff on 31 May 2016, replacing Admiral Robin K. Dhowan who retired the same day.

He took over as the Chairman of the chiefs of staff committee (CoSC) from outgoing IAF chief Marshal Arup Raha on 29 December 2016.