PNoy appoints 7ID Commander as new NOLCOM Chief

From the Philippine Information Agency (Aug 13): PNoy appoints 7ID Commander as new NOLCOM Chief

President Benigno Aquino III has appointed Army 7th Infantry Division (7ID) Commander Major General Glorioso Miranda as the new head of the Northern Luzon Command, replacing Lieutenant General Felicito Virgilio Trinidad Jr who retired from service.

Change of Command ceremony was held today at the unified command’s headquarters in Camp Servillano Aquino with Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Hernando Delfin Carmelo Iriberri in attendance.

A member of the Philippine Military Academy “Matikas” Class of 1983, Miranda is a recipient of a Distinguished Conduct Star for Conspicuous Courage and Gallantry; four Distinguished Service Stars for Services Rendered in Positions of Major Responsibility; and four Gold Cross Medals for Gallantry in Combat.

“Major General Miranda continues to hone his skills as a Scout Ranger, a Paratrooper and an Infantry and Intelligence Officer with commando training in the United Kingdom and Singapore,” NOLCOM said in a statement.

Apart from 7ID, other units under the operational control of NOLCOM include the Army 5th Infantry Division, Naval Forces Northern Luzon, and the Air Force Tactical Operations Groups 1,2, and 3.

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