Lt. Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag appointed army vice chief

Lt. Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag has been designated as the Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS)

An alumnus of Sainik School, Chittorgarh, he joined the National Defence Academy (NDA) in 1970 and was commissioned into 4/5 GR (FF) in June 1974.

He holds Masters Degrees in Management Studies from Osmania University and Strategic Studies from Chennai University.

The General Officer has attended various career courses in India and abroad which include LDMC at CDM, Secunderabad in 1997-98, NDC Course at New Delhi in 2006, Executive Course in USA in 2005 and Senior Mission Leaders Course (UN) in Kenya in 2007.

Lt. Gen. Suhag possesses tremendous operational experience which includes a tenure as a Company Commander during "Op Pawan" in Sri Lanka. He raised and commanded 33 RR (58 GR) in Nagaland from October 1994 to June 1997.

He commanded the 53 Infantry Brigade which was committed in counter insurgency Operations in the Kashmir Valley from July 2003 to March 2005.

He holds the distinction of commanding the 8 Mountain Division in Jammu and Kashmir, deployed on the Line of Control in High Altitude Area from October 2007 to December 2008.

Lt. Gen. Suhag took over as GOC-in-C, Eastern Command on June 16, 2012.

Prior to this, he was the GOC 3 Corps looking after the dual responsibility of CI Ops in the North Eastern States, as well as conventional operational tasks along the Indo-China border from March 2011 to June 2012.

He has been the Chief of Staff 16 Corps in Northern Command. He has also held the coveted appointment of IG SFF, Cabinet Secretariat from April 2009 to March 2011.

He has been holding the appointment of Colonel of the Regiment, 5 GR (FF) from April 19, 2011.

He is a recipient of the VSM, AVSM and UYSM for his distinguished service in the Indian Army so far.