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| name = Vikram Menon<br />
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[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] '''Vikram Menon''', [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]] is a serving flag officer of the [[Indian Navy]]. He currently serves as the Flag Officer Naval Aviation (FONA) and Flag Officer Goa Naval Area (FOGA). He previously served as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Air) at Naval headquarters. He took over as FOGA/FONA on 30 April 2022 from Rear Admiral [[Philipose George Pynumootil]].<br />
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== Naval career ==<br />
Menon graduated from the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] and was commissioned into the [[Indian Navy]] on 1 January 1990. He trained as a [[Naval aviator]]. He qualified as a [[fighter pilot]] on the [[British Aerospace Sea Harrier]]. He has over 2000 hours of flying experience and became a [[Qualified Flying Instructor]] (QFI). He was a senior pilot in [[INAS 330]], the longest serving combat unit of the Indian Navy. He has flown the Sea Harrier extensively from the [[aircraft carrier]] {{ship|INS|Viraat|R22}}<ref name="PIB - FONA/FOGA">{{cite web |title=REAR ADMIRAL VIKRAM MENON TAKES OVER AS FOGA |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1821619 |website=www.pib.gov.in}}</ref><br />
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Menon commanded the [[Trinkat-class patrol vessel]] {{ship|INS|Tillanchang|T62}} and the [[Sukanya-class patrol vessel]] {{ship|INS|Sharada|P55}}. He also commanded the Naval Flight Test Squadron [[INAS 552]]. As a [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]], he commanded the [[Deepak-class fleet tanker|Deepak-class]] [[fleet tanker]] {{ship|INS|Shakti|A57}}. He was in command of INS Shakti during the [[International Fleet Review 2016]] at [[Visakhapatnam]]. As part of the [[Eastern Fleet (India)|Eastern Fleet]] in 2015, ''INS Shakti'', under his command, visited Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Cambodia and Australia as part of India's Act East policy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Visit of Indian Naval Ships to Thailand |url=https://mea.gov.in/Portal/CountryNews/4636_PR_Ship_visit.pdf |website=mea.gov.in |access-date=7 May 2022}}</ref><br />
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He also served as the [[executive officer]] of the [[Rajput-class destroyer|Rajput-class]] [[Guided-missile destroyer]] {{ship|INS|Ranvijay|D55}}. He subsequently attended the Higher Naval Command course at the [[Naval War College, Goa]].<ref name="IN website - FONA/FOGA">{{cite web |title=Rear Admiral Vikram Menon takes over as FOGA {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/rear-admiral-vikram-menon-takes-over-foga |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref> Menon then served as the Director of Aircraft Acquisition at Naval Headquarters.<br />
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Promoted to the rank of [[Commodore (India)|commodore]], Menon took over as [[Commanding officer]] (CO) of the [[Naval air station]] [[INS Hansa]] in Goa. For his tenure as CO INS Hansa, he was awarded the [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] on 26 January 2018.<ref name="PIB - VSM">{{cite web |title=390 Republic Day Gallantry and Other Defence Decorations Announced |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1517875 |website=www.pib.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Medal Winners {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://indiannavy.nic.in/content/medal-winners |website=indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref> He subsequently served as the Chief Staff Officer (Air) at Headquarters Naval Aviation to the then FONA Rear Admiral P. G. Pynumootil.<ref name="PIB - FONA/FOGA" /><br />
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===Flag rank===<br />
Menon was promoted to flag rank and appointed Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Air) at Naval Headquarters. On 30 April 2022, he was appointed Flag Officer Naval Aviation (FONA). During this tenure, he also dual-hats as the Flag Officer Goa Area (FOGA).<ref name="PIB - FONA/FOGA" /><ref name="TOI">{{cite web |last1=May 1 |first1=Newton Sequeira / TNN / Updated |title=Rear Admiral Vikram Menon takes charge as FOGA {{!}} Goa News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/rear-admiral-menon-takes-charge-as-foga/articleshow/91221790.cms |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Awards and decorations==<br />
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_Operation_Vijay_star.svg|width=106}}{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Operation Vijay medal.svg|width=106}}{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Operation Parakram medal.svg|width=106}}<br />
|-<br />
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_Sainya_Seva_Medal_Ribbon.svg|width=106}}{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|width=106}}{{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 />
|[[Operation Vijay Star]]<br />
|[[Operation Vijay Medal]]<br />
|[[Operation Parakram Medal]]<br />
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|[[Sainya Seva Medal]]<br />
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]<br />
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|20 Years Long Service Medal]]<br />
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|9 Years Long Service Medal]]<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{s-ttl| title = Flag Officer Commanding Goa Area & Flag Officer Naval Aviation | years = 2022 - present}}<br />
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[[Category:National Defence Academy (India) alumni]]<br />
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[[Category:Indian naval aviators]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br />
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