Mumbai, July 31 -- Vice-Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, on Thursday, took over as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) of the Western Naval Command at a ceremonial parade held in Maharashtra's Mumbai.

Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan took over the post from Vice Admiral Sanjay J Singh.

According to the Ministry of Defence (MoD), Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan has been awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Vishisht Seva Medal for his distinguished service and is a specialist in communication and electronic warfare.

He has held several key operational, staff, and training appointments in his naval career, including the Command of missile vessels INS Vidyut and INS Vinash; the missile corvette INS Kulish...