Arnulfo Acedera Jr.
Arnulfo Acedera | |
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![]() 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 | |
President | Fidel V. Ramos |
Preceded by | Gen.Arturo Enrile |
Succeeded by | Gen. Clemente Mariano |
23rdCommanding General of Philippine Air Force | |
In office November 29, 1994 – December 26, 1996 | |
President | Fidel V. Ramos |
Preceded by | Lt.Gen. Nicanor P. Rodriguez Jr. |
Succeeded by | Lt. Gen.William Hotchkiss III |
Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines | |
In office June 14, 1994 – December 26, 1994 | |
President | Fidel V. Ramos |
Personal details | |
Born | Arnulfo Gonzalez Acedera, Jr. December 19, 1941 Rizal,Philippine Commonwealth |
Died | June 15, 2020 | (aged 78)
Resting place | Libingan ng mga Bayani,Taguig,Philippines |
Alma mater | AFP Command and General Staff PAF Flying School Philippine Military Academy Mapua Institute of Technology |
Awards | Distinguished Aviation Cross Distinguished Service Star |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | Philippines |
Years of service | 1963 - 1997 |
Rank | ![]() |
Unit | 1st Air Division 205th Helicopter Wing |
Commands | Armed Forces of the Philippines 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
[edit]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
[edit]Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation
Martial Law Unit Citation
People Power I Unit Citation
Philippine Legion of Honor
Distinguished Service Star
Distinguished Aviation Cross
Disaster Relief & Rehabilitation Operation Ribbon
Anti-dissidence Campaign Medal
Luzon Anti Dissidence Campaign Medal
Visayas Anti-Dissidence Campaign Medal
Mindanao Anti-dissidence Campaign Medal
Long Service Medal
References
[edit]- ^ab"Gen Arnulfo G. Acedera Jr".Philippine Air Force.Archived fromthe originalon August 15, 2014.RetrievedJuly 25,2013.
- ^Farolan, Ramon (20 January 2013)."AFP rites of renewal".INQUIRER.net.Retrieved24 October2023.
- 1941 births
- 2020 deaths
- People from Rizal
- Filipino generals
- Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs (Philippines)
- Philippine Military Academy alumni
- Philippine Air Force generals
- Recipients of the Distinguished Service Star
- Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Merit (Philippines)
- Recipients of the Philippine Legion of Honor
- Ramos administration personnel
- Filipino military personnel stubs