A mountaineering expedition to Mt. Kun (7077 metres) to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the first successful Indian expedition of Mt. Everest, was flagged off on 20 August 2015 by Vice Admiral Bimal Verma, Chief of Staff, HQENC. The eight member expedition team comprises of four officers including a lady officer and four sailors from the Eastern Naval Command is being led by Lt Cdr S Karthikeyan.