Lieutenant General Johnson P Mathew took over the command of Spear Corps on Wednesday from Lieutenant General RP Kalita.

In a statement Guwahati-based defence spokesman Lt Col P. Khongsai said , ?He (Lt Gen Mathew) commanded an infantry battalion in Northeast, RR Sector as a Brigadier and Victor Force as General Officer Commanding in Jammu and Kashmir."

Infantry officer Lt Gen Mathew was commissioned in the Punjab Regiment of the Indian Army in 1985. He has held several prestigious command and staff assignments in conventional as well as counter-insurgency operations.

 The new Corps commander conveys his warm greetings to the people of the Northeast and wished them peace, tranquillity and prosperity in the times ahead. On Tuesday, outgoing commander Lt General Rana Pratap Kalita relinquished the command of Spear Corps. He also thanked all for their unstinted support and cooperation during his command. He had taken over as the Spear Corps commander on February 9, 2020. Lt Gen Kalita relinquished the command of Spear Corps to move to Delhi for assuming charge of another important assignment.

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