Vice Admiral Vineet McCarty, AVSM is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Commandant of Indian Naval Academy. He earlier served as the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet and as India's Defence adviser at the Republic of Singapore.
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| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/ |  Indian Navy |
| Years of service | July 1989 – present |
| Rank | _OF-8.svg){kind=small}  Vice Admiral |
| Commands held | Indian Naval Academy Western Fleet INS Shivalik (F47) INS Khanjar (P47) INS Ajay (P34) |
| Awards |  Ati Vishisht Seva Medal |
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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 did his specialist tenures and served as the gunnery officer of the ship. He attended the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington in 2005.[1]
McCarty 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]
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 also served as the executive officer of a seaward defence patrol vessel and a guided missile vessel.[3] 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).[4]
In the rank of Captain, McCarty served as the defence adviser to the High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Singapore.[5] During this tenure, he had concurrent accreditation to the Republic of the Philippines.[6] He also served as the Command Plans officer at Headquarters Eastern Naval Command. In 2017, he attended the National Defence College, New Delhi. As a Commodore, he served as the Commodore (Naval Plans) at naval headquarters.[7]
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McCarty was promoted to flag rank in February 2020 and was appointed Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Staff Requirements) (ACNS SR) at naval headquarters.[8] He took command of the Western Fleet on 15 November 2022 as the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet from Rear Admiral Sameer Saxena.[9][10] After a year-long tenure, he relinquished charge to Rear Admiral C. R. Praveen Nair. For his tenure as FOCWF, he was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal on 26 January 2024.[11] In the same month, he was promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral and appointed Commandant of Indian Naval Academy.[1][12]
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- ^ a b "VICE ADMIRAL VINEET MCCARTY TAKES OVER AS THE COMMANDANT, INDIAN NAVAL ACADEMY, EZHIMALA". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Sainik samachar". sainiksamachar.nic.in. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Special Children Visit to INS Shivalik | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Capt Vineet Samuel Mccarty Defense Adviser Editorial Stock Photo – Stock Image". Shutterstock. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Tender Notice" (PDF). eoimanila.gov.in. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "Defence personnel call on Chief Minister". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "indiian navy, innovation". Financialexpress. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "FOCWF Called on FOCINC WNC | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "75th REPUBLIC DAY PRESIDENT APPROVES DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AND GALLANTRY AWARDS TO INDIAN NAVY PERSONNEL". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Indian Naval Academy". twitter.com. Retrieved 15 January 2024.