PAF gets combat pilot as No. 2

From Malaya (May 27): PAF gets combat pilot as No. 2

PRESIDENT Aquino has designated a combat support pilot as the new vice commander or the No. 2 man of the Philippine Air Force.
Maj. Gen. Condrado Parra, commander of the 3rd Air Division, initially assumed the post last May 20 in an acting capacity because his papers have yet to be signed by the President.

Air Force spokesman Col. Robert Araus Musico said Parra was recommended by the Air Force leadership to acting Armed Forces chief Lt. Gen. Glorioso Miranda.

Parra replaced Maj. Gen. Emeraldo Magnaye, his classmate at the Philippine Military Academy class of 1983, who bowed out of the service upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 56.

Musico described Parra as a “very experienced and a seasoned” pilot.

“He is a combat support pilot flying the UH-IH (Huey helicopters). He led a lot of air missions nationwide, flying in combat areas to provide support in terms of insertion and extraction of troops in battle areas and at the same resupply.”

Parra was among the senior Air Force officers recommended to become the Air Force chief with the retirement of Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Delgado of PMA class 1982 last March.

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