Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Verma on Friday took over as the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC). He received the baton from outgoing Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik in a brief function at South Block.
Chief of the Army Staff Gen. V.K. Singh and senior officers from the Services were present.
Four decades of experience
Commissioned into the Navy in 1970, Admiral Verma is a specialist in Communication and Electronic Warfare. He has four decades of experience that comprises various afloat and ashore appointments, a Defence Ministry release said.
Admiral Verma's tenure includes commands of Kashin class destroyer INS Ranvir and aircraft carrier INS Viraat. He is an alumnus of the Royal Naval Staff College, Greenwich, U.K. and the U.S. Naval War College, Rhode Island.
In the Flag Rank, he has been the Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area, Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy & Plans), Chief of Personnel, Vice Chief of the Naval Staff and the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command.
