1.         Vice Admiral Anup Singh, the Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command was commissioned in the Indian Navy on 01 Jul 1973.  A specialist in Navigation and Direction, he has held a mix of operational, staff and instructional appointments, prior to taking over as the Commander-in-Chief.

2.         During his career, Vice Admiral Anup Singh has commanded four ships of different classes and capabilities.  In fact, he has been the commissioning Commanding Officer of two ships that is INS Veer, a missile vessel and INS Delhi, the first indigenously designed and built destroyer of 6700 tons displacement.  His last operational appointment was Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet where he led Operation SUKOON, involving the evacuation of civilians from war-torn Lebanon in July 2006.

3.         Ashore, Vice Admiral Anup Singh has held Command/ Staff appointments including Assistant Controller of Carrier Projects and Warship Production and Acquisitions at Naval Headquarters; Chief Instructor (Navy) at the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington; Chief of Staff, Western Naval Command; Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Air); Deputy Chief of Naval Staff; Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Ops), Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff.  In his capacity as the Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, he was primarily responsible to maritime operations in all three domains, Foreign Cooperation, Intelligence, Communications as well as acquisition of Naval Aviation assets and for laying down the long-term vision for naval aviation.  In his capacity as DCIDS (Ops)/HQIDS, he was responsible for resolving joint operations issues of the three Services as also, issues of the Andaman & Nicobar Command.

4.         Vice Admiral Anup Singh is a keen sportsman and adventurer.  He was the Sailing Master of the first ever square-rigged Sail Training Vessel ‘Varuna’ in 1980-82.  He also skippered the Naval Yatch ‘Samudra’ for the Pacific crossing during her round-the-world voyage in 1989.  He is a recipient of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and the Nao Sena Medal.