Vice Admiral SN Ghormade takes charge as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff

Vice Admiral SN Ghormade takes charge as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff

• Vice Admiral SN Ghormade (AVSM, NM) assumed charge as the Vice Chief of Naval Staff on July 31, 2021, at a formal ceremony in New Delhi.
• He succeeds Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar who retired on July 31, 2021, after more than 39 years of illustrious service.
• The Flag officer SN Ghormade was commissioned in the Indian Navy on January 01, 1984.
• He was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) on January 26, 2017 and Nausena Medal (NM) in 2007 by the President of India, and Commendation by the Chief of the Naval Staff in 2000.