Srinagar: Lt Gen Satish Dua on Monday handed over the charge of Srinagar based 15 Corps, also called the Chinar Corps, to Lt Gen JS Sandhu as its 46th Corps Commander.
Commissioned into the regiment of 5th Gorkha Rifles (FF), Lt Gen Sandhu has had a military career spanning 36 years during which he has held varied prestigious command, staff and instructional appointments.
The Gen officer has an incisive understanding of Jammu Kashmir having served five earlier stints in the state including command of an Infantry Battalion on the Line of Control, a Mountain Brigade and the elite Kupwara Division.
A Graduate of the Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), Higher Command Course and National Defence College, Gen Sandhu has also served in the Army Headquarters, Infantry School, Army War College and the DSSC. The Gen officer has also represented the country in the Indian Embassy at Kathmandu, Nepal.
On assuming the charge, Gen Sandhu conveyed his greetings to the Awaam of Kashmir and the entire Chinar Corps fraternity.
