Vice Admiral Sameer Saxena assumes cost as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Southern Naval Command

Vice Admiral Sameer Saxena assumed cost because the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command, on Friday (October 31, 2025), succeeding Vice Admiral V. Srinivas. At the SNC War Memorial, Naval Base, Kochi, each Flag Officers paid homage to the bravehearts who made the last word sacrifice in service to the nation.

Vice Admiral Saxena was commissioned into the Indian Navy on July 1, 1989 and is a specialist in navigation and course. He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, and the Naval War College Newport, USA, in keeping with a launch from the Navy.

He has served onboard Indian naval ships Ajay, Sukanya and Akshay as a non-specialist officer. As a specialist, he served on the course workforce onboard the plane provider INS Viraat and subsequently because the Navigating Officer of Indian naval ships Kuthar, Godavari and Delhi. He has been the Executive Officer of INS Mumbai.

His Command tenures embrace the Mauritian Coast Guard ship Guardian, and Indian naval ships Kulish and Mysore. He additionally served as Fleet Operations Officer of the Western Fleet. He has served because the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Policy & Plans) and in addition commanded the Western Fleet of the Indian Navy. In November 2022, he took over because the Flag Officer Commanding Gujarat Naval Area.

He was serving because the Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command on promotion to the rank of Vice Admiral since August 1, 2023.

He was awarded the Nau Sena Medal in 2017 and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2023.

He is married to Laboni Saxena.