1. Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, AVSM, VSM is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy.
17 Facts About Krishna Swaminathan
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Krishna Swaminathan currently serves as the Vice Chief of Naval Staff.
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Krishna Swaminathan took over as the 39th Vice Chief of Naval staff on 1 May 2024.
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Krishna Swaminathan earlier served as the Controller of Personnel Services, Chief of Staff of the Western Naval Command, Flag Officer Defence Advisory Group, Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet and Flag Officer Sea Training.
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Krishna Swaminathan was the second Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya.
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Krishna Swaminathan attended the Bishop Cotton Boys' School until the age of 15.
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Krishna Swaminathan subsequently joined and graduated from the National Defence Academy, Pune.
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Krishna Swaminathan is a specialist in Communication and Electronic Warfare.
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Krishna Swaminathan has completed the staff course at the Joint Services Command and Staff College, Shrivenham in the United Kingdom and the higher command course at the College of Naval Warfare in Mumbai.
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Krishna Swaminathan has attended the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island in the United States.
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Krishna Swaminathan has commanded five front-line ships of the Indian Navy.
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Krishna Swaminathan was in command of Mysore during the President's fleet review in 2011.
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Krishna Swaminathan commanded the carrier during the International Fleet Review 2016.
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On promotion to Flag rank, Krishna Swaminathan took over as the Chief Staff Officer at the Southern Naval Command, the training command of the Indian Navy, at Kochi.
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Krishna Swaminathan was instrumental in raising the Indian Navy Safety Team that oversees operational safety across all verticals of the Navy.
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Krishna Swaminathan took command of the Western Fleet on 14 February 2020 as the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet.
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Krishna Swaminathan was the FODAG during the extremely severe Cyclone Tauktae, which impacted off-shore oil operations.