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Vice Admiral Anil Chopra,
PVSM Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) (IAST: ) is a military award of India. It was constituted in 1960 and since then it is awarded in recognition to peace-time service of the most exceptional order and may be awarded posthumously. All ranks of the ...
,
AVSM Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) is a military award of India given to recognize "distinguished service of an exceptional order" to all ranks of the armed forces. The award is a peacetime equivalent of Uttam Yuddh Seva Medal, which is a Wartime Dis ...
is a retired
Indian Navy The Indian Navy is the maritime branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff, a four-star admiral, commands the navy. As a blue-water navy, it operates sig ...
Flag officer, who served as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Western Naval Command The Western Naval Command is one of the three command–level formations of the Indian Navy. It is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. As the senior–most of the three formations, the command is responsible for the all naval forces in the A ...
from 2014 to 2015. He previously served as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Eastern Naval Command The Eastern Naval Command is one of the three command-level formations of the Indian Navy. It is headquartered in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The command is responsible for the all naval forces in the Bay of Bengal and parts of the Indian Ocea ...
from 1 November 2011, after having served as Director General Indian Coast Guard from 2008.


Naval career

He joined the Indian Navy on July 1, 1975. and commanded the corvette INS ''Kuthar'' (1993–94), the destroyer INS ''Rajput'' (2000-2001) and the aircraft carrier, INS ''Viraat'' (2003-2004). He was awarded the
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) is a military award of India given to recognize "distinguished service of an exceptional order" to all ranks of the armed forces. The award is a peacetime equivalent of Uttam Yuddh Seva Medal, which is a Wartime Dis ...
in 2007.


Awards and decorations


References

Indian Navy admirals Directors General of the Indian Coast Guard Flag Officers Commanding Western Fleet Living people Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Year of birth missing (living people) Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal {{India-mil-bio-stub