Gozar Air Station to be upgraded -- DND chief

From the Philippine News Agency (Mar 24): Gozar Air Station to be upgraded -- DND chief

Gozar Air Station, a Philippine Air Force facility in Lubang Island, Mindoro Occidental, is scheduled to be upgraded under the AFP Modernization Program, the Department of National Defense announced Tuesday.

Upgrades include new radar systems, said DND Secretary Voltaire Gazmin.

“We give primacy to the enhancement of our capability to monitor and secure our territory. Gozar Air Station will play a major role as we shift our focus from internal security operations to territorial defense,” he added.

Gazmin visited the facility last March 21.

The PAF facility was named after Lt. Jose "Pepe" P. Gozar, who served as instructor in the Flying School at Zablan Air Field until the outbreak of World War II, and was subsequently cited for his acts of heroism during that conflict.

Gozar Air Station became fully operational in December 1961.

During his visit, Gazmin met with local government officials headed by Lubang Island Mayor Juan M. Sanchez.

He commended the official for making Lubang Island environmentally friendly as well as insurgent and crime free.

As National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council chair, the DND chief also lauded the mayor's disaster risk reduction and preparedness initiatives.

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