R. Adm. Verma takes over as Asst Chief of Naval Staff (Spl Submarine)

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New Delhi : Rear Admiral Shishir C Verma, VSM, has taken over as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Special Submarine Projects) at Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy), at New Delhi.

Verma is a graduate ( 1986) of the National Defence Academy, Pune, India, Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, India (2002), and Naval War College, Mumbai, India (2009).  He was commissioned into the Indian Navy on  July 1, 1987, and specialised in Navigation and Direction in 1993.  He has done his specialist tenures on Foxtrot and Kilo Class Submarines and has also served as Executive Officer of INS Sindhuratna, INS Sindhuraj  and Commanded INS Sindhukesari, INS Rajpur & INS Ranjit, according to a PIB release.

Verma’s  staff assignments include Officer-in-Charge Submarine School, Director of Submarine Operations, Principal Director Submarine Operation and Principal Director Nuclear Acquisition.