From the Business Mirror (Dec 21, 2020): Seasoned officer named new Marine Corps commandant (By Rene Acosta)
A seasoned Marine officer who has seen battles in Sulu against the Abu Sayyaf Group has assumed as the new commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps over the weekend.
Major Gen. Ariel R. Caculitan was installed by Navy Flag Officer in Command Vice Admiral Giovanni Carlo J. Bacordo as the 33rd commander of the Marines. Caculitan replaces retired Major Gen. Nathaniel Casem.
Caculitan, member of the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1989, vowed to further improve the overall capability of the Marine Corps as a primary fighting force, especially by the Navy.
He said he will give focus to the unit’s national maneuver amphibious force, coastal defense capability, the Corps’ special operations and humanitarian aid and disaster response.
Caculitan also pledged to strengthen reserve force development, specifically the integration of Marine reservists into the regular force and subject matter expertise exchanges.
Before leading the Marines, Caculitan held various positions, both in the Navy and the Marines, including leading the Marine Battalion Landing Team 4 stationed in Maimbung, Sulu, which was adjudged as the Best Marine Battalion in 2009.
He had also served as the commander of Naval Reserve Command; deputy commandant, Philippine Marine Corps; commander, Combat and Service Support Brigade; superintendent, Marine Corps Force Development Center; assistant chief of naval staff for personnel, Philippine Navy and the first Marine officer to led the Naval Air Group, which was adjudged as the best unit of the Navy’s Philippine Fleet for two consecutive years.
Caculitan had also served as the commander of the Philippine peacekeeping contingent to Haiti.
The new commandant of the Marines is a naval aviator who earned the “Best in Flying” award and a top navy graduate at the AFP Command and General Staff Course at Camp Aguinaldo.
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2020/12/21/seasoned-officer-named-new-marine-corps-commandant/
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