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Iriberri retires from service; Miranda becomes acting AFP Chief of Staff
After 37 years and 21 days, General
Hernando Delfin Carmelo A Iriberri, AFP, Chief of Staff Armed Forces of
the Philippines, retired from military service in a Change of Command
and Retirement Ceremonies at Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo on his 56th birthday, April 22, 2016.
Both Iriberri and Miranda are members of Philippine Military Academy “Matikas” Class of 1983.
Iriberri served as AFP Chief of Staff for about nine months since his assumption in July 10, 2015. He is the 46th AFP Chief of Staff.
Transformation advocate
Supporting the Armed Forces’
transformation and sustained improvement of the Filipino soldier’s
well-being were among the priorities of Iriberri’s leadership as AFP
Chief of Staff.
Under his leadership, the AFP’s
modernization was on its zenith with the arrival of newly-acquired
weapons and equipment including our first fighter jets and new combat
utility UH-1D helicopters for our Air Force, more than 100 armored
personnel carriers for our Army and three Landing Craft Heavy (LCH)
vessels for our Navy.
He served as the 56th Commanding General
of the Philippine Army before becoming AFP Chief of Staff. He
institutionalized reforms under the Army Transformation Roadmap;
implemented the Army capability upgrade program; worked for the
advancement of the organization as a decisive force; and elevated
competency levels of ground troops.
His combat and garrison duties include:
22nd Commander of the Army's 7th Infantry Division; Commander of 503rd
Infantry Brigade in the Cordillera region; and Chief of United Command
Staff, Southern Luzon Command. He was also designated as Senior Military
Assistant to the Secretary of National Defense, Department of National
Defense.
In 2000, he also served as the Chief of the Office of the Army Chief Public Affairs and designated as the Army Spokesperson.
He completed courses in: Strategic Human
Resource Management Course at the Asian Institute of Management;
International Visitor Leadership Program at the United States Department
of State; United Nations Staff Officer Course in Sweden; Master of
Management in Defense Studies at the University of Canberra in
Australia; and the Australian Command; and Staff Course also in
Canberra, Australia.
From Vice to Acting Chief of Staff
Lt. Gen. Miranda assumed the position as
the 46th Vice Chief of Staff Armed Forces of the Philippines on 08 Mar
2016. Prior to his current position, he served as the 26th Commander of
the Northern Luzon Command, Armed Forces of the Philippines on 13th
August 2015.
He is a Scout Ranger, a Paratrooper, an
Infantry and Intelligence officer with commando training in the United
Kingdom and Singapore. He has two Master Degrees namely Master National
Security Administration and Master in Business Administration.
As a brilliant and battle tested
officer, he moved on with his career bearing intelligible trait of
standards of excellence, fine leadership acumen and perceptive vision
which resulted to significant accomplishments in both his garrison and
field tours of duty.
He is a recipient of The Distinguished
Conduct Star for conspicuous courage and gallantry in action, four
Distinguished Service Stars for services rendered in positions of major
responsibility, four Gold Cross Medals for gallantry in combat and
numerous other badges and awards from both military organizations and
civilian institutions.
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