VICE ADMIRAL SAMEER SAXENA, AVSM, NM TAKES OVER AS THE FLAG OFFICER COMMANDING-IN-CHIEF, SOUTHERN NAVAL COMMAND

Key Points

1. Vice Admiral Sameer Saxena assumed charge as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command on 31 Oct 2025.
2. Vice Admiral Sameer Saxena succeeded Vice Admiral V Srinivas.
3. VAdm Sameer Saxena was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 01 Jul 1989.
4. He is a specialist in Navigation & Direction.
5. He commanded the Western Fleet of the Indian Navy from Dec 2021 to Nov 2022.
6. He was awarded the Nausena Medal in 2017 and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2023.