Anil Chopra (admiral)
Vice Admiral Anil Chopra, PVSM, AVSM is a retired Indian Navy Flag officer, who served as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command from 2014 to 2015. He previously served as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command from 1 November 2011, after having served as Director General Indian Coast Guard from 2008. Naval career. He joined the Indian Navy on July 1, 1975. and commanded the corvette INS "Kuthar" (1993–94), the destroyer INS "Rajput" (2000-2001) and the aircraft carrier, INS "Viraat" (2003-2004). He was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2007