Mumbai, Jan 22 (PTI) Rear Admiral M A Hampiholi todaytook over the command of the Western Fleet from Rear AdmiralRB Pandit, the Navy stated in its official communication.
Rear Admiral Hampiholi was commissioned into the Navyin July 1985 and is an alumnus of the National DefenceAcademy, Khadakvasla in Pune, the Defence Services StaffCollege, Wellington and the College of Naval Warfare.
The communication stated that the Admiral is aspecialist in Anti Submarine Warfare and is a recipient of theNao Sena medal in 2011.
It added that he had held several key appointments inhis naval career including the command of the missile corvetteINS Nashak, the landing platform dock INS Magar and theRussian built frigate INS Talwar.
He was also the Commandant, National Coast Guard andthe Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy, it stated. PTI NDBNM.
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