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New Delhi: The Indian Navy has appointed the first woman commanding officer in a naval ship in sync with its philosophy of ‘all roles-all ranks’ for female personnel, Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar said on December 1.
Addressing a press conference ahead of Navy Day, Admiral Kumar said the Indian Navy’s ships, submarines, and aircraft have sustained a high operational tempo in the strategic waters in the last one year.
On China’s increasing forays into the Indian Ocean, he said Indian Navy monitors all activities in the region.
“Our ships, submarines, and aircraft have sustained a high operational tempo – undertaking missions and tasks encompassing military, diplomatic, constabulary and benign roles,” he said.
Our units were mission deployed across the Indian Ocean Region and beyond, to protect and promote our national interests,” he said.
“The Navy has remained a combat-ready, credible, cohesive, and future proof force enabled by what we call our ‘ships first’ outlook where every single action that we take is aimed to enable our women and men in operational units to perform their duties very well.” Admiral Kumar added.
