Arnulfo Acedera Jr.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Gonzalez and the surname or paternal family name is 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 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

Arnulfo Gonzalez Acedera, Jr. (19 December 1941 – 15 June 2020) was a Filipino general who served as the Commanding General of the Philippine Air Force and as the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. He was a recipient of awards such as the Distinguished Service Star, Distinguished Aviation Cross, Bronze Cross Medal and Silver Wing Medal.

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.

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.

Awards in military service