Army vice chief visits south western command

Vice chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Sarath Chand today paid a farewell visit to the Army's south western command here.

Lt Gen Chand, who was the south western army commander before moving to Delhi as the vice chief of the army staff last year, is retiring on May 31 and the visit was a farewell visit.

Defence spokesperson Lt Col Manish Ojha said the officer has had multiple associations with the south western command.

He commanded a Brigade in Jaipur at a time when the Command was newly raised.

On being updated about the operational, training and administrative issues of the command by the present Army Commander Lt Gen Cherish Mathson, the vice chief expressed his admiration and appreciation for the pace and quantum of progress made in all spheres since he left the Command 2017, Ojha said.

Incidentally, the army commander Lt Gen Mathson is also his regimental officer and old school mate.

'I have been closely associated with this the Command ever since it came into being and I can say now that this youngest Command of the Indian Army has finally came of age. I see a very bright future for the Sapta Shakti Warriors, the Vice Chief said while interacting with the military officers of the Command.