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First woman Vice-Admiral takes over
Special Correspondent
NEW DELHI:
Punita Arora, on Monday took over as the first woman Vice-Admiral in the Navy. Seconded from the Army where she holds the equivalent rank of Lt. General, she has taken over as Director- General of Medical Services, in the rank of Surgeon Vice-Admiral.
She was earlier the commandant of the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune.
A gynaecologist, Vice-Admiral Arora was commissioned into the Army Medical Corps in 1968. She has held many prestigious appointments, including head of the department of obstetrics & gynaecology at AFMC and commandant of the military hospital in Jammu and Kashmir.
She has been awarded the Sena Medal, Vishist Seva Medal and the Chief of the Army Staff commendation.
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