Suraj Berry

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Vice Admiral

Suraj Berry

AVSM, NM, VSM
Vice Admiral Suraj Berry.jpg
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Navy
Years of service1987–present
RankIN Vice Admiral Shoulder curl.png 13-Indian Navy-VADM.svg Vice Admiral
Commands held
Awards

Vice Admiral Suraj Berry, AVSM, NM, VSM is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Controller Personnel Services.[1] He previously served as Chief of Staff of the Andaman and Nicobar Command.[2] He has also commanded the Eastern Fleet and was the Commissioning Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya.[3]

Naval career[]

Berry was commissioned in the Indian Navy on 1 January 1987. He is a specialist in Gunnery and Missile Warfare.[4]

Berry's operational assignments include service aboard the Sukanya-class patrol vessel INS Subhadra (P51), the Veer-class corvette INS Pralaya (K91), and the destroyers INS Ranjit (D53), INS Ranvir (D54), and INS Delhi (D61). He has also served as the operations officer of a Mobile Missile Coastal Battery, and fleet gunnery officer of the Western Fleet.[5]

Berry has commanded the Veer-class missile vessel INS Nirbhik (K88), the Kora-class missile corvette INS Karmuk (P64), the Talwar-class stealth guided missile frigate INS Talwar (F40), and the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya (R33), of which he was the commissioning commanding officer.[6]

Berry has served as the defence advisor to the High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka and Maldives. He had director positions at the Directorate of Staff Requirement and at Naval Headquarters.[7] As a commodore, he served as naval advisor (NA) to the Chief of Naval Staff. He then served as the Principal Director Strategy, Concepts and Transformation at NHQ.[8]

Flag rank[]

In October 2016, Berry was promoted to the rank of rear admiral and appointed Assistant Chief of Personnel (Human Resource Development (ACOP HRD) at Naval HQ. After a two-and-a-half year stint, he was appointed Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF) on 30 March 2019.[9] For his tenure as the FOCEF, he was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal on 26 January 2020.[10] In February 2020, he moved to Port Blair as the Chief of Staff of the Andaman and Nicobar Command.[11] On 2 August 2021, he was promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral and appointed Controller of Personnel Services (CPS) at NHQ, succeeding Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh[8]

Awards and decorations[]

Berry is a recipient of the Vishist Seva Medal in 2006 (awarded to him for services during the tsunami relief operations in Sri Lanka and Maldives. He is also the recipient of the Nao Sena Medal in 2015 (awarded for devotion to duty).[12] He was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2020.[13] He has also been awarded the Chief of Naval Staff Commendation card once and the FOC‑in‑C Western Naval Command commendation card twice.

Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Nau Sena Medal Vishisht Seva Medal Samanya Seva Medal
Operation Vijay Medal Operation Parakram Medal Sainya Seva Medal Videsh Seva Medal
50th Anniversary of Independence Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal

Personal life[]

Berry is married to Kangana Berry. The couple have two children.[8]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Controller Personnel Services (CPS) | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in. 4 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Rear Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan takes over as Eastern Fleet Commander". pib.gov.in.
  3. ^ "Rear Admiral Suraj Berry Assumes Charge as the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Change of guard in Eastern Fleet". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 31 March 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 November 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. ^ Yemelyanenkov, Alexander; RIR, specially for (4 December 2013). "Commodore Suraj Berry's finest hour". www.rbth.com. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Russia Hands India Long-Awaited Aircraft Carrier". m.naharnet.com. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Rear Admiral Suraj Berry takes over command of Eastern Fleet at Visakhapatnam ceremony". Firstpost. Asian News International. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "Controller Personnel Services (CPS) | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  9. ^ "Rear Admiral Suraj Berry Assumes Charge as the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  10. ^ "Distinguished service and gallantry award winners on Republic day 2020". pib.gov.in.
  11. ^ "Press Information Bureau". www.pib.gov.in.
  12. ^ Service, Hans News (30 March 2019). "Suraj Berry takes over the Command of Eastern Fleet". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Distinguished service and gallantry award winners on Republic day 2020". pib.gov.in.
Military offices
Preceded by Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet
2019–2020 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
First holder
 Commanding Officer, INS Vikramaditya
2013–2015 		Succeeded by
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