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Lt Gen Bipin Rawat takes over command of Spear Corps

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Kohima: Lieutenant General Bipin Rawat, an officer from the Gorkha Regiment, took over command of the prestigious Spear Corps Sunday from Lt Gen SL Narasimhan. Lt Gen S L Narasimhan was proceeding to another assignment as Commandant, Army War College, Mhow, PRO (Defence) Lt Col Emron Musavi Narasimhan said.
The outgoing GOC 3 Corps has conveyed his gratitude to the people of the North East region for their wholehearted support and cooperation during his tenure as the GOC of Spear Corps, the PRO said.
Lt Gen Rawat is an alumnus of St Edward’s School, Shimla and was awarded Sword of Honour from Indian Military Academy in December 1978.
Lt Gen Rawat is the 14th GOC of Spear Corps since its raising on February 4, 1985.
The General Officer has rich experience in counter insurgency as well as conventional operations and has a distinguished career spanning various command, staff and instructional appointments, the PRO said.
Besides commanding an infantry battalion and a Rashtriya Rifles sector, he also has the distinction of commanding a multinational brigade in a United Nation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (PTI)

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