Rear Admiral CR Praveen Nair takes over as Fleet Commander, Sword Arm

Rear Admiral CR Praveen Nair takes over as Fleet Commander, Sword Arm

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Rear Admiral CR Praveen Nair takes over as Fleet Commander, Sword Arm

Rear Admiral CR Praveen Nair took over as Fleet Commander, Sword Arm from Rear Admiral Vineet McCarty at a ceremonial naval parade held in Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.

About Rear Admiral CR Praveen Nair

Rear Admiral Praveen Nair was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 01 Jul 91. The Flag Officer is an alumnus of the Naval Academy, Goa, Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and the US Naval War College, Newport, USA and as Flag Officer has tenanted the appointment of Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Policy & Plans) at the Naval Headquarters.

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As a Communication and Electronic Warfare Specialist, RAdm CR Praveen Nair has had tenures on Indian Naval Ships Krishna, Kora and Mysore. He has also served as the Fleet Electronic Warfare Officer and the Fleet Communication Officer of the Western Fleet and the Fleet Operations Officer of the Eastern Fleet.

RAdm Nair has a vast experience in the domain of naval training with tenures in the Talwar Class Training Team, Directing Staff at Naval War College, Goa and Officer-in-Charge of Signal School, Kochi. He has also served at the Naval Headquarters as Commodore (Personnel).

Rear Admiral CR Praveen Nair has commanded the missile corvette INS Kirch, aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya and commissioned the guided missile destroyer INS Chennai.

Static Current Affairs related to Indian Navy for upcoming exams

• Formation: 26 January 1950 (as current service); 5 September 1612 (as East India Company's Marine)
• Headquarters: New Delhi
• Navy Day: 4 December
• Commander-in-Chief: President Droupadi Murmu
• Chief of Defence Staff (CDS): General Anil Chauhan
• Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS): Admiral R. Hari Kumar
• Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (VCNS): Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh
• Notable Commanders: Admiral S. M. Nanda, Admiral Sourendra Nath Kohli and Admiral Ram Dass Katari