Visakhapatnam: The Eastern Naval Command, with its headquarters in Visakhapatnam, will host the Presidential Fleet Review in March next year. This is for the second time that Visakhapatnam is hosting the Fleet Review. Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam had reviewed the naval fleet in 2006 in Visakhapatnam, announced Flag Officer, Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain.
Every President, as Supreme Commander of armed forces, reviews the Naval fleet once in his or her term as per the naval traditions. Ships from all the commands and few merchant ships belonging to Shipping Corporation of India, participate in the fleet review.
Addressing a press conference at the ENC headquarters on the eve of Navy Day on Thursday, the Vice Admiral had asked the defence ministry to send tentative dates so that the command would launch preparations.
Similarly, Vizag would host MILAN, a multilateral naval exercise in March before the Presidential Fleet…