Sameer Saxena (Admiral) Height, Wife, Family, biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sameer Saxena

• On 1 July 1989 he was commissioned into the Indian Navy from the Indian Naval Academy as a specialist in navigation and direction.

• He served in navigation and direction teams on the aircraft carrier INS Viraat. He was navigation officer of the corvette INS Kuthar, the frigate INS Godavari and the destroyer INS Delhi.

• He commanded the Mauritian Coast Guard ship MCGS Guardian, the corvette INS Kulish and the destroyer INS Mysore.

• In March 2016, he was appointed as Naval Adviser to the High Commissioner of India to the UK (High Commission, London).

• In February 2020, he was promoted to flag rank (Rear Admiral) and was posted as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff at the Naval Headquarters.

• On 27 December 2021, he took over command of the Western Fleet as Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet.

• On 15 November 2022, he relinquished the command of Western Fleet and on 29 November 2022, he took over as Flag Officer Commanding Gujarat Naval Area (FOGNA).

• On 1 August 2023, he got promoted to Vice Admiral and was appointed Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command (ENC).
  

  Vice Admiral Sameer Saxena takes over as Chief of Staff at Eastern Naval Command

• On 31 October 2025, he assumed charge as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Naval Command (SNC).