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| name = Susheel Menon<br />
| honorific_suffix = [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]<br />
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[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] '''Susheel Menon''', [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]] is a serving Flag officer in the [[Indian Navy]]. He currently serves as the [[Flag Officer Sea Training (India)|Flag Officer Sea Training]]. He earlier commanded the [[aircraft carrier]] {{ship|INS|Vikramaditya|R33}} from 2021 to 2023.<br />
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==Naval career==<br />
Menon was commissioned into the [[Indian Navy]] on 1 July 1992. He is a specialist in Gunnery and was adjudged the Best All Round Officer at the Gunnery School [[INS Dronacharya]]. He spent his early years on board the [[Pondicherry-class minesweeper]] INS Kakinada as the Gunnery Officer and was part of the commissioning crew of [[Magar-class amphibious warfare vessel]] {{ship|INS|Gharial|L23}}. He then commanded the [[Astravahini-class torpedo recovery vessel]] IN TRV-71. After his gunnery specialisation, Menon served as the as Gunnery Officer of the [[Rajput-class destroyer]] {{ship|INS|Ranvijay|D55}} and the [[Talwar-class frigate]] {{ship|INS|Talwar|F40}} as commissioning crew.<ref name="DC">{{cite web |title=Capt Susheel Menon assumes as commanding officer of INS Vikramaditya |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/041221/capt-susheel-menon-assumes-as-commanding-officer-of-ins-vikramaditya.html |website=deccanchronicle.com |access-date=25 August 2023}}</ref><br />
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In 2006, Menon attended the staff course at the Naval Command and Staff College, Jakarta in Indonesia. After the course, he was appointed Fleet Gunnery Officer of the [[Western Fleet (India)|Western Fleet]]. He then moved to Naval headquarters and served as a Joint Director in the Personnel branch. In 2010, he took over as the [[executive officer]] of the [[Delhi-class destroyer|Delhi-class]] [[guided missile destroyer]] {{ship|INS|Mumbai|D62}}.<ref name="IN website - FOST">{{cite web |title=Rear Adm Susheel Menon, VSM assumes duties of Flag Officer Sea Training {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://indiannavy.nic.in/content/rear-adm-susheel-menon-vsm-assumes-duties-flag-officer-sea-training |website=indiannavy.nic.in |access-date=25 August 2023}}</ref><br />
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In 2011, Menon was appointed [[commanding officer]] of the [[Khukri-class corvette]] {{ship|INS|Kirpan|P44}}. After about eighteen months in command of ''Kirpan'', he attended the Higher Command Course at the [[Naval War College]], [[Newport, Rhode Island]] in the USA. After completing the course, he returned to India and was appointed [[Directing staff]] at the [[Naval War College, Goa]]. He subsequently was appointed Naval assistant to the [[Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Naval Staff]].<ref name="TOI">{{cite web |title=RAdm Susheel Menon takes charge as flag officer sea training |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/radm-susheel-menon-takes-charge-as-flag-officer-sea-training/articleshow/100259442.cms?from=mdr |website=The Times of India |access-date=25 August 2023 |date=15 May 2023}}</ref><br />
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Menon took over as the commanding officer of the [[lead ship]] of [[Kolkata-class destroyer|her-class]] of [[guided-missile destroyer]]s {{ship|INS|Kolkata|D63}}. For his command of ''Kolkata'', he was awarded the [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] on 26 January 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=411 Republic Day Gallantry and Other Defence Decorations Announced |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1561454 |website=pib.gov.in |access-date=25 August 2023}}</ref> In the rank of [[Commodore (India)|Commodore]], he served as Commodore (Operations) at HQ [[Eastern Naval Command]] and as Commodore (Strategy, Concepts and Transformation) at Naval headquarters.<ref>{{cite web |title=RAdm Menon takes charge as flag officer |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/radm-menon-takes-charge-as-flag-officer/articleshow/100264923.cms?from=mdr |website=The Times of India |access-date=25 August 2023 |date=16 May 2023}}</ref> In December 2021, Menon took over as the 7th [[commanding officer]] of the [[aircraft carrier]] {{ship|INS|Vikramaditya|R33}}.<ref name="DC" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Governor visits INS Vikramaditya - The Canara Post |url=https://thecanarapost.com/2021/12/04/governor-visits-ins-vikramaditya/ |website=thecanarapost.com |access-date=25 August 2023 |date=4 December 2021}}</ref><br />
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===Flag rank===<br />
Menon was promoted to flag rank in May 2023 and was appointed [[Flag Officer Sea Training (India)|Flag Officer Sea Training]] (FOST) at Kochi. As FOST, his charter included the conduct of the operational sea training of all ships of the [[Indian Navy]] and the [[Indian Coast Guard]].<ref name="IN website - FOST" /><ref>{{cite web |title=VISIT OF LEBANESE ARMED FORCES TO SOUTHERN NAVAL COMMAND |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1937361 |website=pib.gov.in |access-date=25 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sri Lankan Navy commander in Kochi |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/sri-lankan-navy-commander-in-kochi/article66897091.ece |website=thehindu.com |access-date=25 August 2023}}</ref><br />
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==Awards and decorations==<br />
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"<br />
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|width=106}}<br />
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_Samanya_Seva_medal.svg|width=106}}<br />
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_Operation_Vijay_medal.svg|width=106}}<br />
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_Operation_Parakram_medal.svg|width=106}}<br />
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_Sainya_Seva_Medal_Ribbon.svg|width=106}}<br />
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=75yearmedal.svg|width=106}}<br />
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|width=106}}<br />
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_30_Years_Long_Service_Ribbon.svg|width=106}}<br />
|-<br />
|colspan=4|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}} {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}<br />
|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"<br />
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|[[Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br />
|[[Samanya Seva Medal]]<br />
|[[Operation Vijay Medal]]<br />
|[[Operation Parakram Medal]]<br />
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|[[Sainya Seva Medal]]<br />
|[[75th Independence Anniversary Medal (India)|75th Independence Anniversary Medal]]<br />
|[[50th Independence Anniversary Medal]]<br />
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|30 Years Long Service Medal]]<br />
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|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|20 Years Long Service Medal]]<br />
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|9 Years Long Service Medal]]<br />
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|}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Flag Officer Sea Training (India)|Flag Officer Sea Training]]<br />
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[[Category:National Defence Academy (India) alumni]]</div>Ajay Kumar