President Rodrigo Roa Duterte leads the Philippine Air Force (PAF) Change of Command Ceremony in honor of outgoing Lieutenant General Galileo Gerard Kintanar, Jr. at the PAF Multi-Purpose Gym, Villamor Air Base (VAB) in Pasay City on December 21, 2018.
Lieutenant General Rozzano Briguez takes over as the new Philippine Air Force Commanding General.
In his speech, outgoing Air Force chief Lieutenant General Galileo Gerard Kintanar Jr. announced some major acquisition projects for the AFP that nearing conclusion in early 2019.
1. 16 Black Hawks from the United States. "The best combat utility helicopter in the world today," ha said.
2. 6 T-129 attack helicopters from Turkey. "At par with the best in the world," he described.
3. 3 ground based air defense systems (GBADS) from Israel.
However, prior to this appointment, Lt. Gen. Briguez served as Commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command (WESCOM). He is also a member of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Sinagtala Class of 1986.
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