Vice Admiral Vineet McCarty Assumed Charge as 20th Commander-in-Chief of Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC)

Exam-focused facts from the 2 June 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Vice Admiral Vineet McCarty assumed charge as the 20th Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) at Sri Vijaya Puram.
Established in 2001, the ANC is India's first and only integrated theatre command, bringing together personnel and assets from the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
Vice Admiral McCarty is a recipient of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) and was commissioned into the Indian Navy on July 1, 1989.
He served as the tenth Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy in 2024 and as the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet in 2023.
Between 2011 and 2015, he served as the Defence Advisor to Singapore and the Philippines.