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1. Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi, an
anti-submarine warfare specialist, took over as the new Chief of the Naval
Staff on August 31, 2012. 58 yr old Admiral Joshi succeeds Admiral Nirmal
Verma. He is the 21st chief of the Naval Staff of independent India
and the 19th Indian to command the Indian Navy. Earlier, Admiral
Joshi had commanded the tri-services Andaman and Nicobar Island Command and
also headed the Integrated Defence Staff Headquartered in Delhi. Commissioned
in 1974, Admiral Joshi had also commanded aircraft carrier INS Viraat,
Guided-Missile destroyer Ranvir and Corvette INS Kuthar. A graduate of the
Naval War college, USA, Admiral Joshi is an alumnus of the College of Naval warfare,
Mumbai and National Defence college, New Delhi.
Admiral Joshi is a recipient of the Nausena Medal, the Vishisht Seva
Medal and the Yudh Seva Medal. While commanding the Vizag-based Eastern Fleet,
he was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal as well. He will have a tenure of 3
yr. During his tenure, the Navy will Start the Rs.13,000-crore Phase II expansion
of Project Seabird,the naval harbor under construction near Goa.
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