Cmdre. Primitivo Gopo is the new chief of the Naval Forces Western Mindanao. File photo
Navy chief Vice Admiral Jesus Milan installed a new commander Thursday who will lead the navy campaign in western Mindanao.
Milan placed Cmdre. Primitivo Gopo as the new chief of the Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM), replacing Vice Rear Admiral Reynaldo Yoma during a simple ceremony inside the Romulo Espaldon Naval Station.
Yoma, a member of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) class of 1983, was replaced by his mistah as he has reached 56 years old, the mandatory age of retirement.
Yoma was credited for leading the military and naval forces in the war against the Abu Sayyaf group and its foreign terrorist cohorts in southern Philippines as also commander of the Joint Task Force Zambasulta.
His stewardship in the NFWM also saw the interception of thousands sacks of smuggled rice being slipped by smugglers.
Milan in his speech told the new NFWM chief to continue the legacy Yoma left behind.
Milan was confident of Gopo to lead the Navy in the south as the former was assigned as commander of the Naval Reserved Command and later assigned as the Armed Forces internal audit chief before his current designation.
http://www.philstar.com/nation/2015/07/30/1482683/navy-chief-installs-new-commander-western-mindanao
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