CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City—The AFP installed MGen Arturo G Rojas PN(M) as the new commander of the Special Operations Command (SOCOM) in a Change of Command ceremony presided over by the CSAFP, General Andres C Centino PA today, January 25 in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija.
MGen Rojas takes over SOCOM from its deputy commander, Col Ranulfo A. Sevilla PA, who has been serving in an acting capacity after serving as the Deputy Commander of Western Mindanao Command.
MGen Rojas has held various command positions and was deployed in areas where he saw action such as in Sulu, Bulacan, Cotabato City, Quezon, Basilan, Zamboanga, and Kalinga-Apayao.
Among his previous assignments were commander of the 2nd and 4th Marine Brigades, Marine Special Operations Group, and director of the Center for Naval Leadership and Excellence.
"The AFP is confident in your capability to extend the same brand of excellent leadership and sincere commitment to duty that you have exemplified throughout your service," the CSAFP said to the new SOCOM commander.///
(Photo by Sgt Ambay PA, PAOAFP)
