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Visakhapatnam: Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta takes charge as ENC Chief
Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta assumed the charge as Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command (ENC), Visakhapatnam on Friday
Visakhapatnam: Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta assumed the charge as Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command (ENC), Visakhapatnam on Friday.
Vice Admiral S N Ghormade, the outgoing Chief of Staff, has proceeded on transfer as Controller Personnel Services at Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy), New Delhi.
Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy. He was commissioned into the Indian Navy in 1985 and a specialist in navigation and direction.
He has commanded four frontline ships including the missile corvettes INS Nishank, INS Karmuk, stealth frigate INS Tabar and the aircraft carrier INS Viraat.
He has held other operational, training and staff appointments such as Commander Work Up at Headquarters at Indian Naval Work-up Team (Kochi), directing staff at the Defence Services Staff College (Wellington), Officer-in-Charge of the Navy's Navigation and Direction School, naval assistant to the chief of the Naval Staff and Fleet Operations Officer of the Western Fleet.
The flag officer is a recipient of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Vishisht Seva Medal for distinguished service. He was also awarded the Yudh Seva Medal for coordinating evacuation operations from strife-torn Yemen in 2015 under Operation Raahat.
