Rear Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan Takes over as Eastern Fleet Commander

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New Delhi: Rear Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan took command of the Eastern Fleet from Rear Admiral Suraj Berry at an impressive Ceremony at Visakhapatnam on February 10.

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The Eastern Fleet comprising of frontline warships of the Indian Navy are deployed across the indo-pacific region to safeguard the nation’s maritime interest.

Rear Admiral Vatsayan is an alumnus of the prestigious National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla; Defence Services Staff College, Wellington; Naval War College, Mumbai and the National Defence College, New Delhi. The Admiral, who is a Gunnery and Missile systems specialist, has vast experience at sea and ashore.

He has commanded missile vessels Vibhuti and Nashak, the guided-missile corvette Kuthar and has also been the commissioning Commanding Officer of the indigenously constructed state-of-the-art stealth frigate Sahyadri.

Rear Admiral Vatsayan has also held vital appointments dealing with Personnel Policy and Naval Plans at the Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy). Prior to assuming Command of the Eastern Fleet, he was serving as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Policy and Plans) at New Delhi.

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Under the command of Rear Admiral Berry, the Eastern Fleet has maintained a very high level of combat readiness and operational tempo over the past one year. Rear Admiral Berry would be taking over as Chief of Staff of the tri-services Andaman and Nicobar Command shortly.

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