In his staff appointments, Tripathi has served as the Fleet Operations Officer of the Western Fleet and as the Director of Naval Operations. As a Commodore, he served as the Principal Director Network Centric Operations and as the Principal Director Naval Plans, both at Naval HQ.[6]
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dinesh, kumar, tripathi, admiral, pvsm, avsm, serving, four, star, officer, indian, navy, current, chief, naval, staff, previously, served, 38th, vice, chief, naval, staff, earlier, served, flag, officer, commanding, chief, western, naval, command, chief, pers. Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi PVSM AVSM NM is a serving four star officer of the Indian Navy and the current Chief of Naval Staff 1 2 He previously served as the 38th Vice Chief of the Naval Staff 3 He earlier served as the Flag Officer Commanding in Chief Western Naval Command as the Chief of Personnel COP and as the Director General of Naval Operations DGNO On 19 April 2024 he was appointed the next Chief of the Naval Staff with effect from 1 May 2024 AdmiralDinesh Kumar TripathiPVSM AVSM NMOfficial portrait 202426th Chief of the Naval StaffIncumbentAssumed office 30 April 2024 2024 04 30 PresidentDroupadi MurmuPrime MinisterNarendra ModiPreceded byR Hari Kumar38th Vice Chief of the Naval StaffIn office 3 January 2024 30 April 2024Preceded bySanjay Jasjit SinghSucceeded byKrishna SwaminathanFlag Officer Commanding in Chief Western Naval CommandIn office 1 March 2023 2 January 2024Preceded byAjendra Bahadur SinghSucceeded bySanjay Jasjit SinghPersonal detailsBorn 1964 05 15 15 May 1964 age 59 Military serviceAllegiance IndiaBranch service Indian NavyYears of serviceJuly 1985 presentRankAdmiralCommandsWestern Naval CommandIndian Naval AcademyEastern FleetINS Trishul F43 INS Kirch P62 INS Vinash K47 AwardsParam Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Nao Sena Medal Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Naval career 2 1 Flag rank 2 2 Chief of Naval Staff 3 Personal life 4 Awards and decorations 5 See also 6 ReferencesEarly life and education editTripathi completed his schooling from the Sainik School Rewa Satpura House and graduated from National Defence Academy Pune Naval career editTripathi was commissioned into the Indian Navy in the Executive branch on 1 July 1985 He is a specialist in Communication and Electronic warfare In the early years of his career he served as the Signals Communication officer and Electronic Warfare Officer of the Guided missile destroyer INS Mumbai D62 He completed the staff course at the Defence Services Staff College DSSC Wellington where he won the Thimayya Medal and the higher command course at the College of Naval Warfare He has also attended the Naval War College Newport Rhode Island in the United States when he was awarded the Robert E Bateman International Prize 4 Tripathi has commanded the Veer class missile vessel INS Vinash K47 and the Kora class corvette INS Kirch P62 He was in command of the Kirch during the Review of the Fleet by the President of India Dr A P J Abdul Kalam in 2005 He also served as the executive officer of the Delhi class Guided missile destroyer INS Mumbai D62 4 He subsequently commanded the Talwar class Guided missile frigate INS Trishul F43 5 In his staff appointments Tripathi has served as the Fleet Operations Officer of the Western Fleet and as the Director of Naval Operations As a Commodore he served as the Principal Director Network Centric Operations and as the Principal Director Naval Plans both at Naval HQ 6 Flag rank edit On promotion to Flag rank Tripathi took over as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff Policy and Plans at Naval HQ He then assumed the office of Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet on 15 January 2018 6 For his command of the Eastern Fleet he was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal on 26 January 2019 7 On 12 June 2019 on promotion to the rank of Vice Admiral Tripathy took over as the Commandant of Indian Naval Academy from Vice Admiral R B Pandit 5 8 Under him the INA was presented with the President s Colour on 20 November 2019 On 13 August 2020 he assumed charge as the Director General Naval Operations DGNO at Naval HQ He served as the DGNO during the COVID 19 pandemic 9 He assumed the charge of Chief of Personnel on 1 June 2021 succeeding Vice Admiral Ravneet Singh 10 After about 2 years as COP he was appointed Flag Officer Commanding in Chief Western Naval Command He took over from Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh on 1 March 2023 11 He was appointed as the 38th Vice Chief of Naval Staff on 5 December 2023 He assumed the post on 4 January 2024 succeeding Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh who took over as the Flag Officer Commanding in Chief Western Naval Command 12 13 14 On 26 January 2024 he was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal 15 Chief of Naval Staff edit On 19 April 2024 the Government of India announced that Tripathi would take over as the next Chief of the Naval Staff when Admiral R Hari Kumar retires on 30 April 2024 16 He took over as the 26th 26th Chief of Naval Staff on 30th April 2024 17 Personal life editTripathi is married to Shashi Tripathi an artist and homemaker The couple have a son a lawyer 18 Awards and decorations edit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Nau Sena Medal Samanya Seva Medal Operation Vijay Medal Operation Parakram Medal Sainya Seva Medal 75th Independence Anniversary Medal 50th Independence Anniversary Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service MedalSee also editFlag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet Eastern Fleet Commandant of Indian Naval AcademyReferences edit Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi appointed as the next Chief of the Naval Staff pib gov in Retrieved 30 April 2024 Bureau The Hindu 30 April 2024 Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi takes charge as 26th Navy chief The Hindu ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 30 April 2024 Peri Dinakar 4 January 2024 Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi appointed as new Vice Chief of the Naval Staff The Hindu ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 30 April 2024 a b COMMANDANT www ina gov in INA a b Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi AVSM NM Assumes Charge as Commandant Indian Naval Academy Ezhimala Indian Navy www indiannavy nic in a b Rear Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi takes over as Eastern Fleet Commander Indian Navy www indiannavy nic in Distinguished Service and Gallantry Award Winners on Republic Day 2019 pib gov in India P I B 12 June 2019 Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi AVSM NM assumes charge as commandant Indian Naval Academy indiannavy PIB India Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi AVSM NM Assumes Charge as Director General Naval Operations DGNO www pib gov in Big Reshuffle in Naval Headquarters Bharat Shakti 29 May 2021 Vice Admiral Dinesh Tripathi is new Western Naval Commander India Today Retrieved 28 February 2023 VICE ADMIRAL SANJAY J SINGH TAKES OVER AS FLAG OFFICER COMMANDING IN CHIEF WESTERN NAVAL COMMAND pib gov in Major reshuffle in Navy Vice Admiral Dinesh Tripathi to be new Vice Chief PTC News 5 December 2023 Gaurav Kunal 5 December 2023 Vice Admiral Dinesh Tripathi to become India s new Vice Chief of Navy Staff 75th REPUBLIC DAY PRESIDENT APPROVES DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AND GALLANTRY AWARDS TO INDIAN NAVY PERSONNEL pib gov in Retrieved 26 January 2024 Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi appointed as the next Chief of the Naval Staff pib gov in Retrieved 19 April 2024 ADMIRAL DINESH K TRIPATHI PVSM AVSM NM ASSUMES COMMAND OF THE INDIAN NAVY AS 26th CHIEF OF THE NAVAL STAFF pib gov in Retrieved 30 April 2024 Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi Takes Over as Flag Officer Commanding IN Chief Western Naval Command pib gov in Retrieved 1 March 2023 Military offices Preceded byAjendra Bahadur Singh Commanding Officer INS Trishul2006 2007 Succeeded bySanjay Jasjit Singh Preceded byBiswajit Dasgupta Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet2018 2019 Succeeded bySuraj Berry Preceded byR B Pandit Commandant Indian Naval AcademyJune 2019 July 2020 Succeeded byM A Hampiholi Preceded byM A Hampiholi Director General Naval Operations2020 2021 Succeeded byRajesh Pendharkar Preceded byRavneet Singh Chief of Personnel1 June 2021 28 February 2023 Succeeded bySuraj Berry Preceded byAjendra Bahadur Singh Flag Officer Commanding in Chief Western Naval Command1 March 2023 3 January 2024 Succeeded bySanjay Jasjit Singh Preceded bySanjay Jasjit Singh Vice Chief of the Naval Staff4 January 2024 30 April 2024 Succeeded byKrishna Swaminathan Preceded byR Hari Kumar Chief of the Naval Staff30 April 2024 Present 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