General Bikram Singh, Chief of Army Staff visited Headquarter Western Command on 20 and 21 July 2014. The COAS was received by Lieutenant General Philip Campose, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Western Command. He was briefed on operational aspects pertaining to the Command area of responsibility.
The COAS, who is superannuating at the end of this month, interacted with the veterans residing in the city as also with commanders and other officers of the Command. He also addressed all the officers of Western Command and exhorted them to continue working hard and maintain the highest standards of operational, training and administrative activity. He highlighted the various initiatives undertaken over the last two years for improving satisfaction levels for serving and retired officers. The COAS paid homage to the martyrs and laid a wreath at the Veer Smriti.