ON THE OCCASION OF THE NEW YEAR MY WIFE JOINS ME IN CONVEYING OUR WARM GOOD WISHES AND SEASONS GREETING TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE NAVAL FRATERNITY, UNIFORMED AS WELL AS CIVILIAN, AND TO THEIR FAMILIES

2 (.) THE DAWN OF A NEW YEAR IS A TIME FOR REFLECTION, AND FOR RESOLVE (.) AS WE LOOK BACK AT AN EVENTFUL 2005 WITH JUSTIFIABLE SATISFACTION, LET US ASPIRE IN 2006 TO ATTAIN HIGHER LEVELS OF PROFESSIONALISM AND COMBAT READINESS AND TO ENSURE SAFETY AT SEA, IN THE AIR AND ON THE SHOP FLOOR (.) ABOVE ALL, LET US RESOLVE TO CONDUCT OURSELVES WITH  '' PRIDE'' IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF OUR FINE SERVICE

3 (.)  MAY THE NEW YEAR BRING YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES CONTENTMENT, HAPPINESS AND GOOD HEALTH

4 (.) SHANO VARUN(.) JAI HIND