Английская Википедия:Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command

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Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN) is the head of the Andaman and Nicobar Command, the first and only Tri-service theater command of the Indian Armed Forces, based at Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a Union Territory of India.

The current CINCAN is Air Marshal Saju Balakrishnan AVSM, VM who took command on 1 May 2023 as the 17th CINCAN.

History

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands became a Union territory of India in 1956. The first military unit on the islands was the naval base INS Jarawa which was commissioned in 1964. The base was commanded by a Resident Naval Officer (RNO). With the establishment of subsequent garrisons in the islands, the post was upgraded to Naval Officer-in-charge Andaman & Nicobar (NOIC A&N).Шаблон:Sfn The naval establishments were under the command of the Eastern Naval Command during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. In October 1976, the operational control of all forces in the islands was given and the post was upgraded to Commodore, Andaman & Nicobar (COMAN). Shortly afterward, to signify jointness, all establishments came under the newly created Fortress Andaman & Nicobar. The appointment was re-designated to Fortress Commander, Andaman and Nicobar Islands (FORTAN). In 1978, INS Kardip was commissioned as a Forward operating base.

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Structure of the Andaman and Nicobar Command

In March 1981, FORTAN was upgraded to a Two star appointment tenanted by a Rear Admiral. In 1987, the post was further upgraded to a three star appointment. In 1998, a 'Far East Naval Command' (FENC) was proposed, to be commanded by a Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Far East Naval Command.Шаблон:Sfn

With the operationalisation of the A & N Command as a unified theatre command in October 2001, Vice Admiral Arun Prakash, Шаблон:Small took over as the First Commander-in-Chief of the unified command.

Organisation

The CINCAN is a Three-star rank officer from the three Services in rotation. The CINCAN reports directly to the Chief of Defence Staff (India) (CDS) in New Delhi. He is assisted by the Chief of Staff of the command, a two-star officer and the commanders of each component (sea, land, air) - one-star officers.

List of Commanders

The following is a list of Commanders-in-Chief of the A&N command.Шаблон:Sfn

No	Name	Branch	Appointment Date	Left Office	References
1	Vice Admiral Arun Prakash Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Navy	8 October 2001	30 December 2002
2	Vice Admiral O. P. Bansal Шаблон:Small		15 January 2003	30 September 2003
3	Lieutenant General Bhupender Singh Thakur Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Army	1 October 2003	13 January 2005
4	Lieutenant General Aditya Singh Шаблон:Small		14 January 2005	27 February 2006
5	Vice Admiral Arun Kumar Singh Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Navy	28 February 2006	25 October 2006
6	Air Marshal Packiam Paul Rajkumar Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Air force	2 December 2006	31 December 2007
7	Air Marshal Sadasivan Radhakrishnan Шаблон:Small		1 January 2008	30 September 2008
8	Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Navy	30 September 2008	30 September 2009
9	Vice Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi Шаблон:Small		30 September 2009	28 December 2010
10	Lieutenant General N C Marwah Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Army	1 January 2011	31 October 2012
11	Air Marshal Pramon Kumar Roy Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Air force	2 November 2012	30 June 2014
12	Vice Admiral Pradeep Kumar Chatterjee Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Navy	1 July 2014	28 February 2016
13	Vice Admiral Bimal Verma Шаблон:Small		29 February 2016	1 December 2019
14	Lieutenant General Podali Shankar Rajeshwar Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Army	1 December 2019	31 May 2020
15	Lieutenant General Manoj Pande Шаблон:Small		1 June 2020	31 May 2021
16	Lieutenant General Ajai Singh Шаблон:Small		1 June 2021	30 April 2023
17	Air Marshal Saju Balakrishnan Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Air force	1 May 2023	Incumbent

List of CINCAN by branches of service

Army - 6
Navy - 7
Air Force - 4

See also

• Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
• Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
• Andaman and Nicobar Command

Bibliography

• Шаблон:Citation
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External links

• Official Website - CINCAN