Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi(58),an anti-submarine warfare specialist, on Friday Aug 31,2012 took over as the 21st Chief of the Naval Staff(CNS) succeeding Admiral Nirmal Verma who retires on Friday Aug 31,2012.
Appointments to the office are made by the President of India.The Chief of the Naval Staff generally reaches superannuation upon serving three years or at the age of 62, whichever is earlier.
Joshi was the Western Naval Commander before this appointment.
Also he has commanded the tri-services Andaman and Nicobar Island Command and also headed the Integrated Defence Staff Headquarters here. He also commanded the Vizag-based Eastern Fleet and commanded aircraft carrier INS Viraat, guided-missile destroyer Ranvir and corvette INS Kuthar.
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