Op Sindoor: FOC-in-C highlights ENC's strategic move

"OUR ships, aircraft and personnel were deployed for Operation Sindoor on the Western Seaboard and maintained an aggressive, ready-to-strike posture at sea," said Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (C-in-C), Eastern Naval Command (ENC), while addressing personnel at the 79th Independence Day parade at the Command Parade Ground in Visakhapatnam on Friday.

- USHA PERI @ Visakhapatnam

Commemorating the occasion, Vice Admiral Pendharkar outlined the Eastern Fleet's contributions over the past year.

"Our front-line units have carried out successful mission-based deployments far and wide, in all three dimensions. Our ships and submarines have maintained constant vigil in the Command's Area of Responsibility. During the past year, the footprint of our presence extended from the East Coast of Africa up to the Western Pacific, with regular deployments in the South China Sea, and the Central as well as the Southern Indian Ocean. During these distant deployments, our personnel interacted with many foreign navies and participated in bilateral as well as multilateral exercises," he stated.