THE Philippine Army on Thursday installed Col. Hubert Acierto as new commander of the Army Artillery Regiment (AAR).
Army chief Lt. Gen. Roy Galido presided at the change of command from outgoing AAR head Brig. Gen. Francis Anthony Coronel to Acierto.
The event was held at the regiment’s headquarters in Fort Magsaysay, Palayan City, Nueva Ecija.
Coronel will take over deputy chief of staff for financial manager of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.
“Colonel Acierto, AAR is ready to do more under your command. Its doctrine, its firepower platforms, and its capabilities have been recalibrated to meet the demands of our time,” the Army Chief remarked.
AAR is one of the Army major units at the forefront of modernization and the organization’s pivot to territorial defense operations.
