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| | name = Dinesh K Tripathi
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| | allegiance = {{IND}}
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| | serviceyears = 1985 - present
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| | rank = [[File:British_Royal_Navy_(sleeves)_OF-8.svg|20px]] [[File:13-Indian_Navy-VADM.svg|20px]] [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]]
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| | commands = [[Indian Naval Academy]]<br/>[[Eastern Fleet (India)|Eastern Fleet]]<br/>{{ship|INS|Trishul|F43}}<br/>{{ship|INS|Kirch|P62}}<br/>{{ship|INS|Vinash|K47}}
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| [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] '''Dinesh K Tripathi''', [[AVSM]], [[Nao Sena Medal|NM]] is a serving Flag officer in the [[Indian Navy]]. He currently serves as the [[Chief of Personnel (India)|Chief of Personnel]] (COP). Previously he served as the Director General of Naval Operations (DGNO) at Naval HQ. His earlier appointments include [[Commandant of Indian Naval Academy]] and [[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]] (FOCEF).<ref name="bhs290521">{{cite web|url=https://bharatshakti.in/big-reshuffle-in-naval-headquarters/|title=Big Reshuffle in Naval Headquarters|publisher=Bharat Shakti|date=2021-05-29}}</ref>
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| ==Early life and education==
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| Tripathi graduated from the [[Sainik School Rewa]], and [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]], [[Pune]].
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| == Naval career ==
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| Tripathi was commissioned into the [[Indian Navy]] in the Executive branch on 1 July 1985. He is a specialist in Communication and Electronic warfare. In the early years of his career, he served as a Signals Communication officer and Electronic Warfare Officer of the [[Guided missile destroyer]], {{ship|INS|Mumbai|D62}}.
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| He has completed the staff course at the [[Defence Services Staff College]] (DSSC) in [[Wellington Cantonment]] where he won the Thimayya Medal, the higher command course at the [[Naval War College, Goa]]. He has also attended the [[Naval War College]], [[Newport, Rhode Island]] in the [[United States]] when he was awarded the Robert E Bateman International Prize.<ref>{{cite web |title=COMMANDANT {{!}} INA |url=https://www.ina.gov.in/?q=node/1406 |website=www.ina.gov.in}}</ref>
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| Tripathi has commanded the [[Veer-class corvette|Veer-class]] missile vessel {{ship|INS|Vinash|K47}}, the [[Kora-class corvette]] {{ship|INS|Kirch|P62}} and the [[Talwar-class frigate|Talwar-class]] [[Guided missile frigate]] {{ship|INS|Trishul|F43}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM Assumes Charge as Commandant Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-dinesh-k-tripathi-avsm-nm-assumes-charge-commandant-indian-naval-academy |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref> He has also served as the [[Second-in-command]] of the [[Delhi-class destroyer|Delhi-class]] [[Guided missile destroyer]] {{ship|INS|Mumbai|D62}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=COMMANDANT {{!}} INA |url=https://www.ina.gov.in/?q=node/1406 |website=www.ina.gov.in}}</ref>
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| Tripathi has served as the Fleet Operations Officer of the [[Western Fleet (India)|Western Fleet]]. In his staff appointments, he has served as the Director of Naval Operations and as the Principal Director Network Centric Operations. He also served as the Principal Director Naval Plans at Naval HQ.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rear Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi takes over as Eastern Fleet Commander {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/rear-admiral-dinesh-k-tripathi-takes-over-eastern-fleet-commander |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref>
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| ===Flag rank===
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| On promotion to Flag Rank, Tripathi took over as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Policy and Plans) at Naval HQ. He then assumed the office of [[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]] on 15 January 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rear Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi takes over as Eastern Fleet Commander {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/rear-admiral-dinesh-k-tripathi-takes-over-eastern-fleet-commander |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref> For his command of the [[Eastern Fleet (India)|Eastern Fleet]], Vice Adm Dinesh K Tripathi was awarded the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] on 26 January 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Distinguished Service and Gallantry Award Winners on Republic Day 2019 |url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1561429 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>
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| On 12 June 2019, on promotion to the rank of [[Vice Admiral]], Tripathy took over as the [[Commandant of Indian Naval Academy]] from [[Vice Admiral]] [[R. B. Pandit]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM Assumes Charge as Commandant Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-dinesh-k-tripathi-avsm-nm-assumes-charge-commandant-indian-naval-academy |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=India |first1=P. I. B. |title=Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM assumes charge as commandant Indian Naval Academy.@indiannavy |url=https://twitter.com/PIB_India/status/1138757143924957184 |website=@PIB_India |language=en |date=12 June 2019}}</ref> Under him, the INA was [[Presentation of Colours|presented]] with the [[President's Colour Award|President's Colour]], on 20 November 2019. On 13 August 2020, he assumed charge as the Director general Naval Operations (DGNO) at Naval HQ.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM, Assumes Charge as Director General Naval Operations (DGNO) |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1645571#.XzVaPGRAc_t.twitter |website=www.pib.gov.in}}</ref>
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| He assumed the charge of [[Chief of Personnel (India)|Chief of Personnel]] on 1 June 2021 succeeding [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Ravneet Singh (vice admiral)|Ravneet Singh]].<ref name="bhs290521"/>
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| ==Awards and decorations==
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| |[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
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| |[[Nau Sena Medal]]
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| |[[Samanya Seva Medal]]
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| |[[Operation Vijay Medal]]
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| |[[Operation Parakram Medal]]
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| |[[Sainya Seva Medal]]
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| |[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]
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| |[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|30 Years Long Service Medal]]
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| |[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|20 Years Long Service Medal]]
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| |[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
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| ==See also==
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| * [[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]]
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| * [[Eastern Fleet (India)|Eastern Fleet]]
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| * [[Commandant of Indian Naval Academy]]
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| == References ==
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| {{s-bef|before=[[Ravneet Singh (vice admiral)|Ravneet Singh]]}}
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| {{s-ttl|title=[[Chief of Personnel (India)|Chief of Personnel]]|years=1 June 2021 - Present}}
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| {{s-aft|after= '''Incumbent''' }}
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| {{s-bef|before=[[R. B. Pandit]]}}
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| {{s-ttl|title=[[Commandant of Indian Naval Academy|Commandant]], [[Indian Naval Academy]]|years=June 2019 - 30 May 2021}}
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| {{s-aft|after= [[M. A. Hampiholi]] }}
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| {{s-bef|before=[[Biswajit Dasgupta]]}}
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| {{s-ttl|title=[[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]]|years=2018 - 2019}}
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| {{s-aft|after= [[Suraj Berry]]}}
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| [[Category:Indian Navy admirals]]
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| [[Category:Flag Officers Commanding Eastern Fleet]]
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| [[Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
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| [[Category:Commandants of the Indian Naval Academy]]
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| [[Category:Naval War College alumni]]
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| [[Category:Recipients of the Nau Sena Medal]]
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| [[Category:Naval War College, Goa alumni]]
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