Rear Admiral

C. R. Praveen Nair

NM
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Navy
Years of service1991 – present
Rank Rear Admiral
Commands heldWestern Fleet
INS Vikramaditya (R33)
INS Chennai (D65)
INS Kirch (P62)

Rear Admiral C. R. Praveen Nair, NM is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He last served as the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet. He earlier commanded the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya (R33) and was the commissioning commanding officer of the guided missile destroyer INS Chennai (D65).

Nair attended the Naval Academy, Goa and was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 1 July 1991. He later specialized in Communication and Electronic Warfare. He has served on board the training ship INS Krishna (F46) and served as the communications and electronic warfare officer of the Kora-class corvette INS Kora (P61).[1]

Nair commanded the Kora-class corvette INS Kirch (P62). He attended the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. He then served in the Talwar-class Training Team. He was the communications and electronic warfare officer of the Delhi-class guided missile destroyer INS Mysore (D60). He later served as the Fleet Electronic Warfare Officer and the Fleet Communication Officer of the Western Fleet.[2]

Nair with his officers onboard INS Chennai.

Nair attended the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. He served as the Directing Staff at Naval War College, Goa and as the Officer-in-Charge Signal School in Kochi.[1] In 2016, he was appointed the commissioning commanding officer of the third and last ship of the Kolkata-class Stealth guided missile destroyer INS Chennai (D65). As the CO, he commissioned the ship on 21 November 2016 in Mumbai.[3][4] In April 2017, the ship was dedicated to the city of Chennai, its namesake.[5][6][7]

As a Commodore, Nair served as the Fleet Operations Officer (FOO) of the Eastern Fleet. For his tenure as FOO, he was awarded the Nao Sena Medal for devotion to duty on 26 January 2020.[8] He also served as the Commodore (Personnel) in the Personnel directorate at naval headquarters. In 2020, he took over as the sixth commanding officer of the flag ship of the Navy, the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya (R33).[9][10]

Flag rank

Nair was promoted to flag rank in 2022 and was appointed Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Policy & Plans) (ACNS P&P) at naval headquarters.[11][12] He took over as the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet on 10 November 2023 from Rear Admiral Vineet McCarty.[13]

Awards and decorations

Nair was awarded the Nao Sena Medal (Devotion to duty) in 2020.[14]

Nao 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 Medal

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "REAR ADMIRAL CR PRAVEEN NAIR TAKES OVER AS FLEET COMMANDER OF THE SWORD ARM". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Rohatagi, Anu Jain (14 November 2023). "Rear Admiral CR Praveen Nair Assumes Command as Fleet Commander of Indian Navy's 'Sword Arm'". News Station, Latest News, Samachar. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Guided Missile Destroyer INS Chennai Joins the Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Capt Praveen Nair commands INS Chennai; many desi systems on board". English.Mathrubhumi. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Navy's missile destroyer dedicated to Chennai". deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "INS Chennai dedicated to coastal metropolis; ruling AIADMK ministers and MLAs enjoy a day at sea". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Naval ship INS Chennai dedicated to city". India Today. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Distinguished service and gallantry award winners on Republic day 2020". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "Navy Telefim 2020 (English)". YouTube.
  10. ↑ Bose,DHNS, Mrityunjay. "National Defence College team visits naval facilities". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "Gen Bipin Rawat Memorial Event Seminar". puneinternationalcentre.org. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "SpokespersonNavy". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "Rear Admiral CR Praveen Nair takes over as Fleet Commander of Indian Navy's Sword Arm - ET Government". ETGovernment.com. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  14. ↑ "Medal Winners". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
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