PAF reshuffles 3 unit commanders


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Philippine Air Force (PAF) Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Arthur Cordura (right) passes the 15th Strike Wing's unit color to Brig. Gen. Gerold Gagan in a change of command ceremony held at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on Jan. 13, 2025. Gagan replaces Brig. Gen Juliano Llarenas (partially hidden) as the unit's new commander. (Photo: PAF)

The Philippine Air Force (PAF) reorganized three of its key units on Monday, Jan. 13, which affected their respective commanders.

Air Force chief Lt. Gen. Arthur Cordura led the joint change of command ceremony for the 15th Strike Wing, Tactical Operations Wing Southern Luzon (TOWSOL), and 420th Supply Wing at the PAF headquarters, Villamor Air Base in Pasay City.

Brig. Gen. Gerold Gagan assumed as the new wing commander of the 15th Strike Wing that is based at Major Danilo Atienza Air Base in Sangley Point, Cavite City. He replaced Brig. Gen. Juliano Llarenas.

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Philippine Air Force (PAF) Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Arthur Cordura (right) passes the Tactical Operations Wing Southern Luzon's (TOWSOL) unit color to new unit commander Brig. Gen. Juliano Llarenas, who replaces Brig. Gen. Pedro Francisco III (middle), in a change of command ceremony held at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on Jan. 13, 2025. (Photo: PAF)

Llarenas, on the other hand, assumed as the new wing commander of TOWSOL based in Lucena City, Quezon Province. He succeeded Brig. Gen. Pedro Francisco III.

Lastly, Francisco is now the new wing commander of the 420th Supply Wing, which was previously headed by Gagan.

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Philippine Air Force (PAF) Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Arthur Cordura (right) passes the 420th Strike Wing's unit color to new unit commander Brig. Gen. Pedro Francisco III, replacing Brig. Gen. Gerold Gagan (middle) in a change of command ceremony held at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on Jan. 13, 2025. (Photo: PAF)

Cordura lauded the “exemplary leadership” and “unwavering dedication” of the three PAF generals. Highlighting their contributions to the PAF’s mission og maintaining a credible, agile and future-ready force.

He challenged the generals to continue leading their new units to greater heights as the PAF continues its transformation into a mission-oriented, capability-driven and values-based organization.