Atul Kumar Jain

Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain
Allegiance	India
Branch	Indian Navy
Years of service	July 1982 - September 2021
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands	Eastern Naval Command INS Nirghat (K89) INS Khukri (P49) INS Rajput (D51) INS Mysore (D60)
Awards	Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal

Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain PVSM, AVSM, VSM is a retired Indian naval officer who served as the 2nd Vice Chief of Defence Staff of India. ^[1] He assumed the position on 28 February 2021. Previously, he served as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy. ^{[2] [3]}

Career

He was commissioned in the Indian Navy in July 1982. He is an alumnus of Sainik School Rewa; National Defence Academy (Pune); the Defence Services Staff College; the College of Naval Warfare (Mumbai) and the National Defence College (Pretoria, South Africa). He is a graduate from Jawaharlal Nehru University and has received his Masters in Defence and Strategic Studies from Madras University. ^[2]

Awards and decorations

Param Vishisht Seva Medal	Ati Vishisht Seva Medal	Vishisht Seva Medal	Operation Parakram Medal
Videsh Seva Medal	50th Anniversary of Independence Medal		20 Years Long Service Medal
20 Years Long Service Medal		9 Years Long Service Medal

References

1. "Vice Admiral A.B. Singh to take over as FOC-in-C of ENC". The Hindu. 28 February 2021.
2. "Vice-Admiral Atul Kumar Jain takes over as chief of ENC". The Hindu. 31 May 2019. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 19 January 2020.
3. "Visakhapatnam: Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain takes charge as FOC-in-C of Eastern Naval Command". Business Standard. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.

Military offices
Preceded by R. Hari Kumar	Vice Chief of Defence Staff 28 February 2021 - 30 September 2021	Succeeded by Balabhadra Radha Krishna
Preceded by Karambir Singh	Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command 1 June 2019 - 28 February 2021	Succeeded by Ajendra Bahadur Singh
Preceded by Ajit Kumar P	Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet 2013-2014	Succeeded by Ajendra Bahadur Singh
New title First holder	Flag Officer Commanding Karnataka Naval Area 2011-2013	Succeeded by C. S. Murthy