Rear Admiral Ravi Kumar Dhingra assumes command of TN, Puducherry naval area

Rear Admiral Ravi Kumar Dhingra has assumed charge as the Flag Officer Commanding of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Naval Area FOTNA, the government said on Wednesday. The officer is a specialist in Navigation Direction and has served on a large number of operational naval ships and submarines in varying capacities, the release said.

Rear Admiral Ravi Kumar Dhingra has assumed charge as the Flag Officer Commanding of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Naval Area (FOTNA), the government said on Wednesday. Dhingra, an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Pune assumed charge on April 25, a Defence release here said. He was commissioned into the executive branch of the Indian Navy on Jan 1, 1992 and joined the Submarine Arm in 1994. ''The officer is a specialist in Navigation & Direction and has served on a large number of operational naval ships and submarines in varying capacities,'' the release said. The officer's appointments include key tenures as Staff Officer (Operations) and Commander Submarines at INS Vajrabahu as well as the ''dual-hatted appointment'' of Commodore Commanding Submarines (West) and Commanding Officer INS Vajrabahu. Dhingra is a Post Graduate in Defence Studies from the prestigious Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, Tamil Nadu and has an M Phil in Strategic Studies from Mumbai University. He was awarded commendation from the Chief of Naval Staff in 2004 and a Distinguished Service Medal (Vishisht Seva Medal) in 2019.