Visakhapatnam :

Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet Rear Admiral Atul Kumar Jain has handed over the Command of the Eastern Fleet to Rear Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh. The change of guard took place at an impressive ceremony onboard Flagship INS Jalashwa here Tuesday. Rear Admiral AK Jain will now assume the duties of Chief of Staff, Southern Naval Command at Kochi.

Rear Admiral AB Singh is a specialist in navigation and aircraft direction, and a graduate of National Defence Academy Khadakvasla and Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. He also holds a masters’ degree from Cranfield University, UK. He commanded Indian Naval Ships Veer (Missile vessel), Vindhyagiri (Frigate), Trishul (Frigate) and Viraat (Aircraft Carrier).

He also held various prestigious staff and operational appointments and was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal in 2011. Prior to taking over as Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet, he was serving as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Policy and Plans) at Naval Headquarters, Delhi.

Fully Loaded

The Eastern Fleet comprises 30 ships including amphibious platform Jalashwa, destroyers, stealth frigates, anti-submarine warfare corvette Kamorta, missile corvettes, landing ship tanks, offshore patrol vessels, missile boats and tankers.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Andhra Pradesh / Express News Service / October 08th, 2014