Vice Admiral Ghormade takes charge as Chief of Eastern Navy

Vice Admiral S N Ghormade Thursday assumed charge as Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command, at Visakhapatnam. Prior to this, he was Director General of Naval Operations. A graduate of the National Defence Academy, Ghormade was commissioned into the Indian Navy on January 1, 1984. A defence release here said Ghormade held various operational and staff appointments over the past 35 years, including commands of guided-missile frigate INS Brahmaputra, submarine rescue vessel INS Nireekshak and minesweeper INS Alleppey. He was also Principal Director of Personnel, Director Naval Plans, and Joint Director Naval Plans at Naval Headquarters besides Director (Military Affairs) at the Ministry of External Affairs.