Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar PVSM,AVSM,VSM,ADC is a retired Indian Navy Admiral. He served as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) Western Naval Command. He assumed the position on 31 January 2019 after Vice Admiral Girish Luthra's retirement and superannuated on 28 February 2021. Prior to this appointment,he served as Vice Chief of Naval Staff.
Vice Admiral Vennam Srinivas,AVSM,NM is a serving flag officer in the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command. He previously served as the Inspector General Nuclear Safety,Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area (FOMA) and as the Flag Officer Submarines (FOSM).
Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh,PVSM,AVSM,VSM,ADC is a former flag officer of the Indian Navy. He last served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C),Western Naval Command from 29 November 2021 succeeding Vice Admiral R. Hari Kumar on his elevation. Previously,he served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C),Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy. He assumed the position on 1 March 2021 after the appointment of Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain as the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff. He was the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff and served Chief of Staff,Western Naval Command prior to this appointment.
Admiral Radhakrishnan Hari Kumar is retired flag officer in the Indian Navy. He served as 25th Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS). Previously,he served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief,Western Naval Command. In his prior appointments,he served as the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff,Chief of Personnel,Controller Personnel Services,the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet,Flag Officer Sea Training and the Chief of the Staff of the Western Naval Command. He was the Commandant of the Naval War College,Goa and served as a naval advisor to the government of Seychelles. He is an alumnus of National Defence Academy,the Naval War College,the Army War College,Mhow and the Royal College of Defence Studies.
Vice Admiral G. Ashok Kumar PVSM,AVSM,VSM is a retired Flag Officer in the Indian Navy,who is currently appointed as the first National Maritime Security Coordinator. He works within the National Security Council Secretariat under the National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. He served as the 35th Vice Chief of the Naval Staff. He assumed the position on 30 January 2019 from Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar who took over the Western Naval Command. He retired on 31 July 2021 after 39 years of service. He is succeeded by Vice Admiral Satish Namdeo Ghormade.
The Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy is the head and in-charge of all the functioning of the Indian Naval Academy. The commandant of the academy is a three-star rank officer holding the rank of vice admiral. He is supported by the deputy commandant,a two-star appointment and the heads of the Academic Wing,Training Wing and the Admin wing. The current Commandant is Vice Admiral C. R. Praveen Nair who took over in January 2024.
Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan,AVSM,VSM is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Vice Chief of Naval Staff. He took over as the 39th Vice Chief of Naval staff on 1 May 2024. He previously served as Chief of Personnel. He earlier served as the Controller of Personnel Services,Chief of Staff of the Western Naval Command,Flag Officer Defence Advisory Group (FODAG),Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet (FOCWF) and Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST). He was the second Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya.
Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh,AVSM,NM is a serving flag officer in the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command. He previously served as the 37th Vice Chief of the Naval Staff and as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations) at IDS HQ.
Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF) is the title of the Indian Navy Officer who commands the Eastern Fleet,headquartered in Visakhapatnam,Andhra Pradesh. The FOCEF is a Two Star Officer holding the rank of Rear Admiral. The Current FOCEF is Rear Admiral Susheel Menon,who assumed office on 21 August 2024.
Vice Admiral Makarand Aravind Hampiholi,PVSM,AVSM,NM is a former flag officer in the Indian Navy. He last served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief,Southern Naval Command. Previously,he served as the Commandant of Indian Naval Academy and served as the Director General Naval Operations (DGNO) at Naval headquarters.
Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan,AVSM,NM is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations). He previously served as the Chief of Staff,Eastern Naval Command,as the Deputy Commandant of the National Defence Academy,and as the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet.
Vice Admiral Ravneet Singh,PVSM,AVSM,NM is a former flag officer in the Indian Navy. He last served as the Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff. He assumed office from Vice Admiral Murlidhar Sadashiv Pawar on 1 June 2021 following his retirement. Previously,he served as the Chief of Personnel (COP) and as the Director General Project Seabird. He has also served as the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet from October 2015 to October 2016.
Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta,PVSM,AVSM,YSM,VSM is a retired officer of the Indian Navy. He served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief,Eastern Naval Command. He had earlier served as the Chief of Staff of ENC from 2020 to 2021,Controller of Personnel Services at Naval HQ from 2019 to 2020 and as the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF) from 2016 to 2018.
Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti,AVSM,VSM is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff. He last served as the Director General Project Seabird. He earlier served as the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet and as the Deputy Commandant and Chief Instructor at the Indian Naval Academy from March 2019 to January 2021. He was the commissioning commanding Officer of the Kolkata-class guided missile destroyer INS Kolkata (D63).
Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar,AVSM,NM is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Chief of Staff,Western Naval Command. He last served as the as the Commandant of the National Defence Academy. He earlier served as the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet and prior to that was the third commanding officer of the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya.
Vice Admiral Puneet Kumar Bahl,AVSM,VSM is a former officer in the Indian Navy. He last served as the Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy. He previously served as the Director General Project Seabird,Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area (FOMA) in Mumbai and as the Flag Officer Commanding Goa Naval Area (FOGA) and Flag Officer Naval Aviation (FONA) in Goa.
Vice Admiral Sanjay Bhalla,AVSM,NM is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Chief of Personnel. He previously served as the Chief of Staff,Western Naval Command and as the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet.
Vice Admiral Gurcharan Singh,AVSM,NM is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He assumed the appointment of Commandant,National Defence Academy on 25 May 2024 from Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar. He earlier served as the Controller Personnel Services and as the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet.
Vice Admiral Kiran Deshmukh,AVSM,VSM is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Chief of Materiel. He earlier served as the Controller Warship Production and Acquisition and as the Admiral Superintendent Naval Dockyard (Visakhapatnam).
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