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Arnulfo Acedera
Arnulfo Acedera
	Arnulfo G. Acedera, Jr. on his Distinguished Aviation Cross recipient
23rd Chief 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
23rd Commanding 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	Philippines
Branch/service	Philippines
Years of service	1963 - 1997
Rank	General
Unit	1st Air Division; 205th Helicopter Wing; 250th Presidential Airlift Wing; Air Force Research and Development Center
Commands	Armed Forces of the Philippines; Philippine Air Force; Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines

Biography

Acedera was born on December 19, 1941, in Cardona, Rizal to Arnulfo Acedera Sr., and Virginia Gonzales. Arnulfo Sr. was a pioneering aviator with the Philippine Army Air Corps under Col. Jesus Villamor, and fellow Calapeno and World War II hero, Lt. Jose Gozar.^[2]

Arnulfo Jr. wanted to study at the Mapua Institute of Technology and that way get a degree in civil engineering, but changed his mind and went to the Philippine Military Academy instead in 1959 from which he graduated four years later. He continued on studying flying in Lipa, Batangas at the PAF Flying School from which he graduated in 1965. From 1966 to 1967 he was a commander for both the 3rd and 4th PAF Detachments which were part of 601st Liaison Squadron and 205th Composite Wing. In 1973 he flew Lockheed C-130 Hercules for training purposes at Lockheed Martin, Marietta, Georgia. In 1976 he took Swearingen Merlin course at San Antonio, Texas, and by 1983 passed a course at the Command and General Staff College, Fort Bonifacio. From June 14 to November 8, 1994, he became Deputy Chief of Staff and from November 8 of the same year to December 26 of the next year, worked at the Armed Forces of the Philippines. From the same date and till November 28, 1996, he was a commanding General of the Philippine Air Force and then until December 17, 1997, was a Chief of Staff in the Armed Forces of the Philippines.^[1]

^ ^a ^b "Gen Arnulfo G. Acedera Jr". Philippine Air Force. Archived from the original on August 15, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
^ Farolan, Ramon (20 January 2013). "AFP rites of renewal". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 24 October 2023.