REAR ADMIRAL PUNEET CHADA, VSM TAKES OVER AS FLAG OFFICER COMMANDING TAMIL NADU AND PUDUCHERRY NAVAL AREA
REAR ADMIRAL PUNEET CHADA, VSM TAKES OVER AS FLAG OFFICER COMMANDING TAMIL NADU AND PUDUCHERRY NAVAL AREA
Rear Admiral Puneet Chada, VSM has taken over as the Flag Officer Commanding Tamilnadu & Puducherry Na val Area on 30 Jun 2020, from Rear Admiral K Jotish Kumar, VSM on his superannuation, at a ceremonial parade conducted at INS Adyar, Navy Office, Chennai. The Admiral, prior to this appointment was serving as Chief Staff Officer (Operations) at Headquarters Eastern Naval Command, Visakhapatnam. During his distingu ished career of over 30 years, he has served on various ships and shore establishments.
A first generation Naval Officer and an alumnus of National Defe nce Academy, the Admiral was commissioned into the Navy on 01 Jul 1987 and has specialised in Anti Submarine Warfare. He is also an alumnus of Malaysian Armed Forces Staff College, Naval War College, Mumbai and national Defence College, Delhi.
The Flag Officers command tenures include Commanding Officer of Missile Vessel INS Veer, Submarine Rescue Ship INS Nireekshak, Destroyer INS Ranjit and Aircraft Carrier INS Viraat. He has been Director and Principal Di rector Staff Requirements at Naval Headquarter and Directing Staff at Defence Ser vices Staff College, Wellin gton, Tamil Nadu.
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