“Admiral Greenert will be visiting some of the important Naval offices in
the country and will interact with the top officials of the Indian Navy. Today
he will call on Defence Minister A.K. Antony and Defence Secretary Shashikant
Sharma,” Navy officials said here. He will also meet the three Service chiefs.
The visit by the top United States
officer is taking place a week after the navies of India
and the U.S. concluded their
10-day long Malabar-series exercise in the Bay of Bengal .
After interacting with the top brass here, Admiral Greenert will visit the
Western Naval Command at Mumbai and meet its Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Vice Admiral D.K. Joshi and Fleet Commander Rear Admiral Girish Luthra.
“In Mumbai, he will also go to the Mazagon Dockyard Limited (MDL) and from
there he will proceed to Goa where he will
visit INS Hansa Naval base and will meet Flag Officer Naval Aviation (FONA)
Rear Admiral Sudhir Pillai,” they said.
From Goa , Admiral Greenert will go to
Karvar, which is a major hub of the navy’s training activities and will meet
the Flag Officer Karvar Area Rear Admiral Atul Jain.
The visit will culminate at Cochin
“During the visit, Admiral Greenert will discuss a range of issues such as
ways to strengthen joint training and mutual cooperation between the navies of U.S. and India
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