Visakhapatnam, Oct 31 (PTI) Vice Admiral KarambirSingh, today took over as the Flag OfficerCommanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command (ENC) at aceremonial Parade held here.
Vice Admiral Singh inspected the ceremonial guard andreviewed platoons of naval personnel drawn from various shipsand establishments of the ENC, a Navy release said.
Singh took the charge from Vice Admiral HCS Bisht, whoretired from the Naval Service.
Commissioned into the Indian Navy in July 1980, ViceAdmiral Singh is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy.
The Admiral earned his wings as a helicopter pilot in 1982 andhas flown extensively on the Chetak and Kamov helicopters.
He is a graduate of Defence Services Staff College,Wellington; College of Naval Warfare, Mumbai and has served asDirecting Staff in both these Institutions.
In his career spanning over 37 years, the Admiral hascommanded an Indian Coast Guard Ship Chandbibi, MissileCorvette INS Vijaydurg as well as two Guided MissileDestroyers INS Rana and INS Delhi.
He has also served as the Fleet Operations Officer ofthe Western Fleet. PTI CORNRB.
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