♦ Vice Admiral Sameer Saxena, AVSM, NM assumed charge as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command on 31 Oct 2025.

♦ He succeeds Vice Admiral V Srinivas PVSM, AVSM, NM.

♦ Saxena was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 01 Jul 1989 and is a specialist in Navigation & Direction.

♦ He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, and the Naval War College Newport, USA.

♦ He was awarded the Nausena Medal in 2017 and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2023.

♦ He has also been commended by the Chief of the Naval Staff and the Commissioner of Police of Mauritius, both times for acts of gallantry at sea.