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{{short description|Vice-Admiral in the Indian Navy}}
{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = [[Vice Admiral]]
| name = S. N. Ghormade
| honorific_suffix = [[AVSM]], [[Nao Sena Medal|NM]]
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| image = Vice Admiral S N Ghormade, AVSM, NM, Indian Navy.jpg
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| allegiance = [[India]]
| branch = [[Indian Navy]]
| serviceyears = 1 January 1984 – present
| rank = [[File:IN Vice Admiral Shoulder curl.png|20px]] [[File:13-Indian Navy-VADM.svg|20px]] [[Vice Admiral]]
| commands = {{plainlist |
*[[INS Brahmaputra (F31)|INS Brahmaputra]]
*[[INS Nireekshak (A15)|INS Nireekshak]]
*[[Pondicherry-class minesweeper|INS Allepey]]
*[[INS Ganga (F22)|INS Ganga]]}}
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*[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
*[[Nao Sena Medal]]
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[[Vice Admiral]] '''Satish Namdeo Ghormade''' [[AVSM]], [[Nao Sena Medal|NM]] is a Flag officer in the [[Indian Navy]]. He currently serves as the Deputy Chief of [[Integrated Defence Staff]] (Operations and Training). He previously served as the Controller of Personnel Services at Naval HQ and as the Chief of Staff of the [[Eastern Naval Command]] from 2019 to 2020. He is an alumnus of the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy (NDA)]] near [[Pune]] and he attended the Naval Staff Course at the [[Naval War College]] in [[Newport, Rhode Island]], United States, and the Naval War College in [[Mumbai]]. Ghormade was commissioned in 1984. He served as the commanding officer of the [[Frigate|guided missile frigate]] {{INS|Brahmaputra}}, [[Submarine rescue ship|submarine rescue vessel]] {{INS|Nireekshak}} and [[minesweeper]] {{INS|Allepey}}. He was awarded the [[Nao Sena Medal]] in 2007 and the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] in 2017.

==Early life and education==
SN Ghormade, an alumnus of [[Rashtriya Military School Bangalore]] (an elite class military boarding school) graduated from the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy (NDA)]], [[Pune]]. He completed his [[Master of Philosophy]] degree from [[University of Mumbai]], and a [[Master of Science]] degree from the [[University of Madras]] in defence and strategic studies. He completed the Naval Staff Course at the [[Naval War College]] in [[Newport, Rhode Island]], United States, and the Naval War College in [[Mumbai]]. Ghormade holds a specialization in navigation and direction. He completed his personnel management [[Master's degree]] from the [[Symbiosis International University|Symbiosis Institute of Business]].<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=Director General of Naval Operations |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/node/15797 |website=indiannavy.nic.in |publisher=indiannavy |accessdate=19 January 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
[[File:Rear Admiral SN Ghormade, assuming of charge of Flag Officer Maharashtra Area from Rear Admiral MS Pawar.JPG|200px|thumb|left|[[Rear admiral (India)|RAdm]] [[Satish Namdeo Ghormade|Ghormade]] (right), assuming charge of Flag Officer Maharashtra Area, from RAdm [[Murlidhar Sadashiv Pawar|MS Pawar]]]]
Ghormade was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 1 January 1984. He was the commanding officer of the [[Frigate|guided missile frigate]] {{INS|Brahmaputra}}, the [[Submarine rescue ship|submarine rescue vessel]] {{INS|Nireekshak}} and the [[minesweeper]] {{INS|Allepey}}, and was also second in command of the guided missile frigate {{INS|Ganga}}.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral SN Ghormade, NM takes over as Director General of Naval Operations |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-sn-ghormade-nm-takes-over-director-general-naval-operations |website=indiannavy.nic.in |publisher=indiannavy |accessdate=19 January 2019}}</ref>

Ghormade served as Principal Director of the Personnel Board and Director of Naval Plans at Naval Headquarters. He also served as Director of Military Affairs at the [[Ministry of External Affairs of India|Ministry of External Affairs]]. He held two instructional appointments: one at the Navigation Direction School and the other at the [[National Defence Academy]].<ref name=":2" />

[[File:Indian Navy and Space Application Centre, Ahmedabad Sign Memorandum of Understanding (1).jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Vice admiral (India)|VAdm]] [[Satish Namdeo Ghormade|Ghormade]] (second from left), NM, DGNO and Mr Tapan Misra (third from left), Director, Space Application Centre (SAC)]]

===Flag rank===
After promotion to the flag rank in 2012, he was appointed Assistant Chief of Personnel.<ref>{{cite web |title=Navy bends rule to promote Admiral Dhowan's staff officer |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/navy-bends-rule-to-promote-admiral-dhowan-staff-officer-203224-2014-08-07 |website=indiatoday.in |publisher=[[India Today]] |accessdate=19 January 2019}}</ref> Ghormade served as Flag Officer Commanding, Karnataka Naval Area, and Flag Officer Commanding, Maharashtra Naval Area.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Navy And Bajaj Auto Set Off On A PAN Maharashtra Ride |url=http://overdrive.in/news-cars-auto/indian-navy-and-bajaj-auto-set-off-on-a-pan-maharashtra-ride/ |website=overdrive.in |publisher=overdrive |accessdate=19 January 2019}}</ref>

Beginning on 21 October 2016, Ghormade served as Director General Naval Operations and then took charge as Chief of Staff [[Eastern Naval Command]].<ref name =":4">{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=188611|title=Vice Admiral SN Ghormade, AVSM, NM takes over as Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command|date=14 February 2019|publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3">{{cite web |title=For organizational efficiency: Maharashtra and Gujarat naval areas divided |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/for-organizational-efficiency-maharashtra-and-gujarat-naval-areas-divided/articleshow/49479858.cms |website=economictimes.indiatimes.com |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd |accessdate=19 January 2019}}</ref> During his tenure as Director General Naval Operations, a [[memorandum of understanding]] (MoU) was signed on 15 May 2017 with the [[Space Applications Centre]] for the sharing of [[oceanography|oceanographic]] and [[meteorology|meteorological]] data. This will allow for a better understanding of the [[Indian Ocean]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Navy signs MoU for data sharing in oceanography, meteorology |url=https://www.magzter.com/news/994/2512/052017/k6im9 |website=www.magzter.com |publisher=Magzter Inc. |accessdate=19 January 2019}}</ref> Ghormade was awarded the Commendation Card by the [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of Naval Staff]] in 2000, the [[Nao Sena Medal]] in 2007, and the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] on 26 January 2017.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=157683|title=398 Republic Day Gallantry and other Defence Decorations Announced|date=25 January 2017|accessdate=6 March 2019|publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India}}</ref>

==Military Awards and Decorations==
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|[[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:Nao Sena Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Samanya Seva medal.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Operation Vijay medal.svg|105px]]
|-
|colspan="4"|[[File:IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]] [[File:IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|105px]] [[File:IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|-
|
|[[File:IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105px]]
|
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Nausena Medal]]
|[[Samanya Seva Medal]]
|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|Operation Vijay Medal]]
|-
|colspan="1"|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Sainya Seva Medal]]
|colspan="2"|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]
|colspan="1"|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|30 Years Long Service Medal]]
|-
|colspan="2"|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|20 Years Long Service Medal]]
|colspan="2"|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:National Defence Academy (India) alumni]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Naval War College alumni]]

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