Rear Admiral Arjun Dev Nair, VSM is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Commandant of the Naval War College, Goa.
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| Allegiance |  India |
| Service |  Indian Navy |
| Rank | _OF-7.svg){kind=small}  Rear Admiral |
| Commands | INS Trikand (F51) INS Kirpan (P44) INS Nashak (K83) |
| Awards |  Vishisht Seva Medal |
Naval career
editNair is a Anti-submarine warfare specialist. He attended the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. He has commanded the Veer-class corvette INS Nashak (K83), the Khukri-class corvette INS Kirpan (P44) and the commanding officer of Talwar-class frigate INS Trikand (F51). On period of Commanding the ship, INS Trikand won the award of Unit Citation 2016-17 and Best Ship 2016-17.[1][2] He was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal on 26 January 2018.[3]
As a Commodore, Nair served as the Fleet operations officer (FOO) of the Western Fleet. He subsequently served as the Principal Director (Training) at the Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala.[4] He attended the 59th course of the National Defence College, New Delhi in 2019.
Flag rank
editNair was promoted to flag rank and was appointed Assistant Chief of Personnel (Administration and Civilian) (ACOP A&C) at naval headquarters. The ACOP is an assistant principal staff officer role. He subsequently served as the Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Staff Requirements), also at NHQ. On 20 November 2023, he was appointed the 6th Commandant of Naval War College, Goa. He took over from Rear Admiral Rajesh Dhankhar.[5]
Awards and decorations
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See also
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edit- ^ "Indian Warships Visit Port Victoria (26 - 28 august 16)". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Indian warship Trikand visits Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (06 - 09 September 2016)". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "390 Republic Day Gallantry and Other Defence Decorations Announced". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Valedictory Lunch Held at Indian Naval Academy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Rajnath Singh to inaugurate new building of Naval War College, Goa on Mar 5". business-standard.com. Retrieved 24 May 2024.