Army training command gets new chief
October 1st, 2009 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )Shimla, Oct 1 (IANS) Lt General A.S. Lamba Thursday assumed charge of the Army Training Command (ARTRAC), which is based in this Himachal Pradesh capital, an official statement said.
“Lt General A.S. Lamba is the 15th general officer-in-command of the ARTRAC. He assumed the charge this (Thursday) morning,” the statement said.
General Lamba’s predecessor Lt Gen B.S. Jaswal is now the general officer-in-command of the Northern Command that is based in Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir.
General Lamba was commissioned into the Regiment of Artillery in June 1971.
“My topmost priority would be to prepare the troops for any eventualities and to improve their battleworthiness,” he said after assuming charge.
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