COMMODORE KAPIL MEHTA TAKES OVER THE COMMAND OF INS RAJALI
Chennai 21 December 2022
Commodore Kapil Mehta took over the reins of the prestigious Naval Air Station from Commodore R Vinod Ku mar, as Commanding Officer of INS Rajali (Arakkonam), which witnessed an impressive change of Command cer emony, in the morning hours of December 21, 2022.
Commodore Kapil Mehta, an alumnus of Naval Academy, Goa and a post-graduate from the Defence Services St aff College, Wellington, has assumed command of this strategic Air Base of the Eastern Naval Command. He is al so an alumnus of Naval War College, Goa and National Defence College, New Delhi.
The officer was commissioned in the Navy on 1st January 1995. He is a naval rotary-wing pilot, qualified on both French Alouette and British Westland Seaking Helicopters. He is also a Qualified Flight Instructor (QFI) and has flown extensively from all decks and Aircraft Carriers of Navy and has over 2200 hours of flying experience.
He has held various Command, Staff and Instructional appointments, both onboard and ashore. His important ap pointments onboard include Executive Officer of frontline stealth frigate INS Trishul and INS Vinash and Comm anding Officer of stealth frigate INS Shivalik.
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PS/RMP/SS/12/22
