New appointments in Air Force and Navy

New appointments in Air Force and Navy

JAKARTA (JP): Air Force Chief of Staff Marshall Rilo Pambudi
inducted Commodore I.G. Sudana as Air Force Operation Commander,
replacing Rear Marshall Subagiyo, and Rear Marshall Marsabdo as
Inspector General, in place of Rear Marshall Andaya Lestari,
yesterday.

The two new officials were sworn in during separate ceremonies
at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base and the Air Force Headquarters
respectively.

Subagiyo, a senior pilot of war planes, will be assigned to
the board of directors of privately owned PT Mandala Airlines.

Also yesterday, the Navy announced plans for a major reshuffle
in its leadership through its spokesman Lt. Col. Eddy Irawan.

Brig. Gen. Djoko Pramono will be inducted as chief of the
Marine Corps in place of Maj. Gen. Gafur Chalik at a ceremony at
the corps' headquarters in Cilandak, South Jakarta, on Monday.

The following Saturday, Commodore Arief Kurhariadi will be
sworn in as commander of the Western Fleet in place of Rear
Admiral Soeratmin and Commodore Gofar Suwarno as Eastern Fleet
commander to replace Rear Admiral Sochid.

Soeratmin will occupy his new position as assistant to Navy
deputy chief on planning and budget affairs, while Sochid will be
inducted as Navy deputy chief of personnel affairs.

Gafur will be appointed as Navy inspector general to replace
Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Hartarto Raden. (rms)