Vineet McCarty

Rear Admiral Vineet McCarty is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet. He earlier served as India's Defence adviser at the Republic of Singapore with concurrent accreditation to the Philippines.

Rear Admiral

Vineet McCarty
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Navy
Years of service1989 – present
Rank Rear Admiral
Commands heldWestern Fleet
INS Shivalik (F47)
INS Khanjar (P47)
INS Ajay (P34)

Rear Admiral McCarty was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 1 July 1989. He is a specialist in gunnery. He was a part of the commissioning crew of the lead ship of her class of guided missile destroyers INS Delhi (D61). He later served as the gunnery officer of the ship. Rear Admiral McCarty has served as the executive officer of a seaward defence patrol vessel and a guided missile vessel.[1]

In his staff appointments, R Adm McCarty has served as the Command Plans officer at Headquarters Eastern Naval Command and as the Commodore (Naval Plans) at naval headquarters. He has served as the Training Commander at the Indian Naval Academy when it was based at Goa. He has also served as the directing staff at the Naval and Maritime Academy, Trincomalee, the naval academy of the Sri Lankan Navy.[2]

R Adm McCarty has commanded the Anti-submarine warfare patrol vessel – the Abhay-class corvette INS Ajay (P34). He subsequently commanded the Khukri-class guided-missile corvette INS Khanjar (P47). He then served as the executive officer of the only Amphibious transport dock of the Navy INS Jalashwa (L41) and commanded the lead ship of her class of stealth guided missile frigate INS Shivalik (F47).[3]

As a Captain, R Adm McCarty served as the defence adviser to the High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Singapore.[4] During this tenure, he had concurrent accreditation to the Republic of the Philippines.[5] He is an alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and the National Defence College, New Delhi.[6]

McCarty (right) with Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, FOC-in-C WNC.

Flag rank

R Adm McCarty was promoted to flag rank in February 2020 and was appointed Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Staff Requirements) (ACNS SR) at naval headquarters.[7] He took command of the Western Fleet on 15 November 2022 as the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet from Rear Admiral Sameer Saxena.[8][9]

Awards and decorations
Samanya Seva Medal Special Service Medal Operation Vijay Medal Operation Parakram Medal
Sainya Seva Medal Videsh Seva Medal 75th Independence Anniversary Medal 50th Independence Anniversary Medal
30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal

See also

References
  1. "Change of Command of Western Fleet – Rear Admiral Vineet McCarty takes Over as Cdr of The Sword Arm | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  2. "Sainik samachar". sainiksamachar.nic.in. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  3. "Special Children Visit to INS Shivalik | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  4. "Capt Vineet Samuel Mccarty Defense Adviser Editorial Stock Photo – Stock Image". Shutterstock. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  5. "Tender Notice" (PDF). eoimanila.gov.in. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  6. Service, Tribune News. "Defence personnel call on Chief Minister". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  7. "indiian navy, innovation". Financialexpress. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  8. "CHANGE OF COMMAND OF WESTERN FLEET – REAR ADMIRAL VINEET McCARTY TAKES OVER AS CDR OF THE SWORD ARM". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  9. "FOCWF Called on FOCINC WNC | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
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