<span style="color: #222222;">Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh, Yudh Seva Medal, Vishist Seva Medal on Thursday took over as the Chief of Staff, Headquarters Western Command. After taking over the charge, he laid a wreath at 'Veer Smriti' and paid homage to the martyrs of Western Command.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">General Manjinder Singh is an alumnus of Sainik School Kapurthala, National Defence Academy and Indian Military Academy. The General was  commissioned into 19 MADRAS Regiment on 20 December 1986. In an illustrious career spanning over a period of more than 34 years, the General has tenanted important Command appointments in varied sensitive operational sectors and High Altitude terrains.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He has commanded his Battalion in an intense counter-insurgency environment in J&K, an Infantry Brigade at the line of Control and an Infantry Division as part of Strike Corps.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">For his exemplary leadership and devotion to duty towards the Nation, the General has been decorated with Yudh Seva Medal in 2015 and Vishist Seva Medal in 2019.</span><br />''  <br />