LIEUTENANT General Navin Sachdeva on Monday took charge as the new General Officer Commanding (GOC)of the 16 Corps and exhorted troops to work towards maintaining operational preparedness and ensuring peace.

 

He took charge after Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain relinquished the command of the eliteWhite Knight Corps (16Corps) that oversees the operational area of the Jammu region in the south of the Pir Panjal region. “Lieutenant General Navin Sachdeva took over the command of the White Knight Corps from Lt Gen Sandeep Jain,” the Army announced on X.

 

Lieutenant General Sachdeva exhortedall ranks to work relentlessly towards maintaining the operational preparedness of the highest order and ensuring peace and stability in the region,the Army said.Lieutenant Gen Jain,whore linquished the command of the corps, paid tributes to the brave hearts by laying a wreathat the Ashwamedh ShauryaS thal at Nagrota, it said.