New Delhi, Jun 1 (NVI): Vice Admiral Vineet McCarty on Monday assumed charge as the 20th Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman & Nicobar Command (ANC), India’s only tri-service operational command.
Commissioned into the Indian Navy on July 1, 1989, Vice Admiral McCarty is a specialist in gunnery and missiles and has over 36 years of service spanning operational, staff, training and tri-service appointments. He is an alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College and the National Defence College.
His sea tenures include being part of the commissioning crew of INS Delhi and commanding INS Ajay, INS Khanjar and INS Shivalik.
Vice Admiral McCarty has also held several key staff and training appointments, including Training Commander at the Indian Naval Academy, Command Plans Officer at Headquarters Eastern Naval Command and Commodore Naval Plans at Naval Headquarters. After promotion to Flag Rank in 2020, he served as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Staff Requirements), Controller of Personnel Services and Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet in 2023. He later became the tenth Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy in 2024.
Before taking over the ANC, he held consecutive tri-service appointments at Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff as Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Policy, Plans and Force Development) and Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Doctrine, Organisation and Training) during 2025-26.
His overseas assignments included serving as Directing Staff at the Naval and Maritime Academy in Sri Lanka and as Defence Advisor to Singapore and the Philippines between 2011 and 2015.
On assuming charge at Sri Vijaya Puram, Vice Admiral McCarty underscored the strategic importance of the Andaman & Nicobar Command in safeguarding India’s maritime interests and ensuring security and stability in the Indian Ocean Region. He reaffirmed his commitment to enhancing operational preparedness, strengthening jointness among the armed forces and further reinforcing the command’s role in the Indo-Pacific.(NVI)
