Marine corps gets new commander

Wed, 10 Nov 2004, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA: Navy Chief of Staff Adm. Bernard Kent Sondakh
installed on Tuesday Maj. Gen. Safzen Noerdin as the new Marine
corps commander, replacing Maj. Gen. Achmad Rifai.

Safzen, a 1975 graduate of the Navy Academy, served as the
deputy commander of military operations in Aceh during martial
law in the province, between May 2003 and May 2004.

Meanwhile, Achmad, a 1972 graduate of the Navy Academy, has
been appointed as the Navy's inspector general. -- JP

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