Grand reception to INSV Veelkanth, marks silver jubilee of Andaman and Nicobar command

Chennai, OCt 7 (UNI) A grand reception to Indian Naval Sailing Vessel INSV Neelkanth at Sri Vijaya Puram on Wednesday on completion of a challenging 700 nautical mile ocean passage from Visakhapatnam marked 25 years of the Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC), India's first and only Joint Services Operational Command. The voyage, which commenced on September 27 was undertaken as part of the Silver Jubilee fete of ANC, a defence release said here. The expedition reflects the core ethos of ANC - Jointness, Synergy and Sentinel of the Eastern Seaboard - and highlights the enduring importance of professional seamanship, endurance…