03 May,2009 02:58 PM IST | | A correspondent
Vice Admiral Sanjeev Bhasin took over as the flag officer commanding-in-chief of the Western Naval Command from Vice Admiral J S Bedi today.
An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Bhasin was commissioned into the executive branch of Indian Navy in January 1972.
A specialist in navigation and aircraft direction, Bhasin holds the distinction of commissioning two warships as their commanding officer - the guided missile corvette INS Khukri and the guided missile destroyer INS Mumbai. He has also commanded the guided missile destroyer INS Ranjit.
J S Bedi served the navy for nearly 40 years before retiring on April 30 and handing over
the baton to Sanjeev Bhasin.
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