ADMIRAL RK DHOWAN APPOINTED AS THE NEW CHIEF OF THE NEVAL STAFF

PRESS RELEASE REGARDING APPOINTMENT OF ADMIRAL RK DHOWAN PVSM AVSM YSM ADC AS THE CHIEF OF THE NAVAL STAFF

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

Admiral RK Dhowan Appointed the New CNS

             The Government has appointed Admiral RK Dhowan PVSM AVSM YSM ADC as the Chief of the Naval Staff.

            Admiral RK Dhowan was commissioned in the Navy on 01 Jan 1975. He is a Navigation and Direction specialist who has served with distinction in an array of Command, Staff and Instructional appointments through his exemplary career spanning 40 years. He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Defence Services Staff College and Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

            He has commanded frontline warships INS Khukri, INS Ranjit, INSDelhi and served as Chief Staff Officer (Operations) Headquarters Western Naval Command. He has also served as Indian Naval Adviser at the High Commission of India, London. He has commanded the Eastern Fleet as Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet and served as Chief of Staff at Headquarters Eastern Naval Command, Visakhapatnam. He also has the distinction of commanding the prestigious ‘National Defence Academy’, his alma mater as the Commandant.

             The important staff appointments held by the Admiral at Naval Headquarters are Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy and plans), Deputy Chief of Naval Staff and Vice Chief of Naval Staff.

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