Lt Gen Harinder Singh assumes command of Fire & Fury Corps

Our Correspondent

Jammu, October 10

Lt Gen Harinder Singh on Thursday assumed the command of ‘Fire & Fury Corps’ from Lt General YK Joshi.

Lt Gen Harinder Singh has had a distinguished career in the Army, tenanting a number of important command and staff appointments after being commissioned into the Maratha Light Infantry. He has served extensively along the Western and Northern borders, including command of the Rashtriya Rifles Battalion in North Kashmir, an Infantry Brigade Group in the United Nations Peace Keeping Mission in Congo and the Infantry Division in North Kashmir.

Lt Gen Harinder Singh has also served in several important staff and instructional appointments, including tenures in the Directorate General of Military Operations (DGMO) and the Directorate General of Operational Logistics and Strategic Movement (DGOL&SM) at the Integrated HQ of MoD (Army). Prior to assuming the command of ‘Fire & Fury Corps’, he was appointed as the Director General Military Intelligence at the Integrated HQ of MoD (Army).

Lt Gen YK Joshi conveyed his gratitude and deep appreciation to all ranks of the ‘Fire & Fury Corps’, for their professionalism and steadfast dedication in the service of the nation, even in the most hostile terrain, weather and altitude challenges faced by any Army in the world.

On taking over, Lt Gen Harinder Singh exhorted all ranks of ‘Fire & Fury Corps’ to continue to discharge their duties with the same commitment and zeal, and always be prepared to deal with any threat to national security. He urged them to continue to keep ‘Nation First’ in all their endeavours.