Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Command of the Indian Navy, retired on Sunday, replacing Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar as Commander of the Western Naval Command. Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar served in the Indian Navy for forty years.
According to a Navy spokesman, the outgoing and new commander-in-chief was given a guard of honor at a ceremony held today at the command post of the headquarters of the Western Naval Command, after which the new flag officer was formally The baton was handed over. After taking command, Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar garlanded the Gaurav Stambh Memorial. Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar, a student of the National Defense Academy, was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 01 January 1983.
He has commanded five ships including a destroyer and aircraft carrier INS Viraat.He has held several important positions in India as well as a naval advisor to the Government of Seychelles.
Earlier, R Hari Kumar was the Vice Chief of Defense Staff.
He has served as Commandant of Naval War College in Goa, Flag Officer C Training, Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet, Chief of Staff in Western Naval Command, Controller Personnel Services and Chief of Personnel in NHQ, according to the spokesman.
Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar was the Vice Chief of Defense Staff before taking over as Western Naval Command. He has received the Vishisht Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Param Vishisht Seva Medal for distinguished service.
The outgoing Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Vice-Admiral Ajit Kumar today stepped down from the Navy service. The Admiral took this naval command on 31 January 19. The Western Naval Command during its tenure saw extensive operational deployment in response to the development of security situation in the Indian Ocean region following the Pulwama attack and the Galvan crisis.
During this period, the Western Naval Command was also at the forefront of anti-piracy missions in the Gulf of Aden. Operation Samudra Setu was conducted to evacuate Indian citizens from various countries during Mission Sagar I and II during Kovid-19 epidemic.
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