Suraj Berry takes over the Command of Eastern Fleet

Visakhapatnam: Rear Admiral Suraj Berry took over the Command of Eastern Fleet, the Sword Arm of the Eastern Naval Command from Rear Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, at a ceremony held at the Naval Base on Saturday. Suraj Berry was commissioned on January 1, 1987 and is a specialist in Gunnery and Missile Warfare. His sea commands include the missile vessel INS Nirbhik, missile corvette INS Karmuk, stealth frigate INS Talwar, and the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya of which he was the commissioning Commanding Officer.

His prestigious staff and operational appointments include those as the Operations Officer of the Mobile Missile Coastal Battery, Fleet Gunnery Officer of the Western Fleet, Defence Adviser to the Indian High Commissioner of Sri Lanka and Maldives, Director at the Directorate of Staff Requirements and Naval Assistant to the Chief of Naval Staff and Principal Director Strategy, Concepts and Transformation at the Naval Headquarters.

He was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal (Meritorious Service Medal) in 2006 for services during the tsunami relief operations in Sri Lanka and Maldives and the Nau Sena Medal (Navy Medal) in 2015 for devotion to duty.