Suraj Berry


Suraj Berry, AVSM, NM, VSM is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Chief of Staff of the Andaman and Nicobar Command. Before taking this appointment up, he commanded the Eastern Fleet of the Indian Navy. He previously served as the Commissioning Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya.

Naval Career

Berry was commissioned in the Indian Navy on 1 January 1987. He is a specialist in Gunnery and Missile Warfare.
Berry's operational assignments include service aboard coastal patrol vessel INS Subhadra, missile boat INS Pralaya, and destroyers INS Ranjit,, and INS Delhi. He has also served as the operations officer of a Mobile Missile Coastal Battery, and fleet gunnery officer of the Western Fleet.
Berry's command assignments include the Veer-class missile vessel INS Nirbhik, the Kora-class missile corvette INS Karmuk, the Talwar-class stealth guided missile frigate INS Talwar, and the aircraft carrier, of which he was the commissioning Commanding Officer.
In October 2016, Berry attained flag rank before becoming commander of the Eastern Fleet. He served in assistant roles with Indian High Commissioner of Sri Lanka and Maldives and the Chief of Naval Staff. He had director positions at the Directorate of Staff Requirement and at Naval Headquarters.

Awards and decorations

Berry is a recipient of the Vishist Seva Medal in 2006. He was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2020.

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