Vice Admiral Vineet McCarty, AVSM assumed charge as the 20th Commander-in-Chief, Andaman & Nicobar Command (ANC) at Sri Vijaya Puram on June 01, 2026
Commissioned into the Indian Navy on July 01, 1989
Specialist in Gunnery and Missiles
Brings over 36 years of distinguished service across operational, staff, training and tri-service domains
Alumnus of Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and National Defence College, New Delhi
Served as part of commissioning crew of INS Delhi
Commanded INS Ajay, INS Khanjar and INS Shivalik
Served as Training Commander at Indian Naval Academy
Served as Command Plans Officer at Headquarters Eastern Naval Command
Served as Commodore Naval Plans at Naval Headquarters
Promoted to Flag Rank in 2020
Served as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Staff Requirements)
Served as Controller of Personnel Services
Commanded Western Fleet as Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet (FOCWF) in 2023
Tenth Commandant of Indian Naval Academy in 2024
Prior appointments: Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Policy, Plans and Force Development) and Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Doctrine, Organisation and Training) during 2025-26 at Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff
Overseas assignments: Directing Staff at Naval and Maritime Academy, Sri Lanka
Defence Advisor to Singapore and Philippines concurrently from 2011 to 2015
Andaman & Nicobar Command is India's only Tri-Service Operational Command
