Prior to taking over as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, V Adm Tripathi served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command.
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Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on Thursday took over as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff. Soon after taking over, the Flag Officer paid homage to the bravehearts who made the supreme sacrifice in service of the nation by placing a wreath at the National War Memorial.
Prior to taking over as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, V Adm Tripathi served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command.
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An alumnus of the Sainik School, Rewa and the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, he was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 1 July 1985. A Communication and Electronic Warfare specialist, he served on frontline warships of the Navy as Signal Communication Officer and Electronic Warfare Officer, and later as the Executive Officer and Principal Warfare Officer of Guided Missile Destroyer INS Mumbai.
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He commanded Indian Naval Ships Vinash, Kirch and Trishul. He is a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, where he was awarded the Thimmaya Medal. He also attended the Naval Higher Command Course and the Naval Command College at the US Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Islands in 2007-08, where he won the prestigious Robert E Bateman International Prize.
Vice Admiral Tripathi is a recipient of Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Nausena Medal for devotion to duty.
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