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In thisPhilippine name,themiddle nameor maternalfamily nameisGonzalezand the surname or paternal family name isAcedera.
Arnulfo Acedera
Arnulfo G. Acedera, Jr. on his Distinguished Aviation Cross recipient
23rdChief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
In office
November 28, 1996 – December 17, 1997
PresidentFidel V. Ramos
Preceded byGen.Arturo Enrile
Succeeded byGen. Clemente Mariano
23rdCommanding General of Philippine Air Force
In office
November 29, 1994 – December 26, 1996
PresidentFidel V. Ramos
Preceded byLt.Gen. Nicanor P. Rodriguez Jr.
Succeeded byLt. Gen.William Hotchkiss III
Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
In office
June 14, 1994 – December 26, 1994
PresidentFidel V. Ramos
Personal details
Born
Arnulfo Gonzalez Acedera, Jr.

December 19, 1941(1941-12-19)
Rizal,Philippine Commonwealth
DiedJune 15, 2020(2020-06-15)(aged 78)
Resting placeLibingan ng mga Bayani,Taguig,Philippines
Alma materAFP Command and General Staff
PAF Flying School
Philippine Military Academy
Mapua Institute of Technology
AwardsDistinguished Aviation Cross
Distinguished Service Star
Military service
AllegiancePhilippinesPhilippines
Branch/servicePhilippines
Years of service1963 - 1997
RankGeneralGeneral
Unit1st Air Division

205th Helicopter Wing
250th Presidential Airlift Wing

Air Force Research and Development Center
CommandsArmed Forces of the Philippines

Philippine Air Force

Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines

Arnulfo Gonzalez Acedera, Jr.(19 December 1941 – 15 June 2020) was a Filipino general who served as theCommanding General of the Philippine Air Forceand as theChief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.He was a recipient of awards such as theDistinguished Service Star,Distinguished Aviation Cross,Bronze Cross MedalandSilver Wing Medal.[1]

Biography

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Acedera was born on December 19, 1941, inCardona, Rizalto Arnulfo Acedera Sr., and Virginia Gonzales. Arnulfo Sr. was a pioneering aviator with thePhilippine Army Air Corpsunder Col.Jesus Villamor,and fellowCalapenoand World War II hero, Lt.Jose Gozar.[2]

Arnulfo Jr. wanted to study at theMapua Institute of Technologyand that way get a degree incivil engineering,but changed his mind and went to thePhilippine Military Academyinstead in 1959 from which he graduated four years later. He continued on studying flying inLipa, Batangasat the PAF Flying School from which he graduated in 1965. From 1966 to 1967 he was acommanderfor both the 3rd and 4th PAF Detachments which were part of601st Liaison Squadronand205th Composite Wing.In 1973 he flewLockheed C-130 Herculesfor training purposes atLockheed Martin,Marietta, Georgia.In 1976 he tookSwearingen Merlincourse atSan Antonio, Texas,and by 1983 passed a course at theCommand and General Staff College,Fort Bonifacio.From June 14 to November 8, 1994, he becameDeputy Chief of Staffand from November 8 of the same year to December 26 of the next year, worked at theArmed Forces of the Philippines.From the same date and till November 28, 1996, he was a commanding General of thePhilippine Air Forceand then until December 17, 1997, was a Chief of Staff in theArmed Forces of the Philippines.[1]

Awards in military service

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References

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  1. ^ab"Gen Arnulfo G. Acedera Jr".Philippine Air Force.Archived fromthe originalon August 15, 2014.RetrievedJuly 25,2013.
  2. ^Farolan, Ramon (20 January 2013)."AFP rites of renewal".INQUIRER.net.Retrieved24 October2023.


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