Major General Arturo Rojas has assumed his publish as the brand new commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC), the naval infantry power mentioned Wednesday.
The change-of-command ceremony was held at Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City on Monday.
Rojas changed Lieutenant General Charlton Sean Gaerlan, who was lately appointed as the brand new deputy chief of employees of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
Rojas, a member of the Philippine Military Academy “Bigkis Lahi” Class of 1990, was the commander of the AFP’s Special Operations Command earlier than his new appointment.
He additionally served because the brigade commander of 2nd Marine Brigade in Tawi-Tawi and the deputy commander of Western Mindanao Command and later grew to become the unit’s appearing commander.
Rojas spent his early navy profession with MBLT-3, MBLT-9, and 61st Marine Force Reconnaissance Company, the place he targeted on particular operations.
He additionally has served as a safety officer within the Department of National Defense for 3 years.
Rojas earned a Master of Science in Defense Analysis from the US Naval postgraduate college in California in 2004 and Master in Public Management Major in Department and Security from the Development Academy of the Philippines in 2011. —Joviland Rita/KBK, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
