Arnulfo Acedera Jr.

Arnulfo Gonzalez Acedera, Jr.  (19 December 1941 – 15 June 2020) was a Filipino general who served as the Commanding General of the Philippine Air Force and as the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. He was a recipient of awards such as the Distinguished Service Star, Distinguished Aviation Cross, Bronze Cross Medal and Silver Wing Medal.

Biography
Acedera was born on December 19, 1941, in Cardona, Rizal to Arnulfo Acedera Sr., and Virginia Gonzales. Arnulfo Sr. was a pioneering aviator with the Philippine Army Air Corps under Col. Jesus Villamor, and fellow Calapeno and World War II hero, Lt. Jose Gozar.

Arnulfo Jr. wanted to study at the Mapua Institute of Technology and that way get a degree in civil engineering, but changed his mind and went to the Philippine Military Academy instead in 1959 from which he graduated four years later. He continued on studying flying in Lipa, Batangas at the PAF Flying School from which he graduated in 1965. From 1966 to 1967 he was a commander for both the 3rd and 4th PAF Detachments which were part of 601st Liaison Squadron and 205th Composite Wing. In 1973 he flew Lockheed C-130 Hercules for training purposes at Lockheed Martin, Marietta, Georgia. In 1976 he took Swearingen Merlin course at San Antonio, Texas, and by 1983 passed a course at the Command and General Staff College, Fort Bonifacio. From June 14 to November 8, 1994, he became Deputy Chief of Staff and from November 8 of the same year to December 26 of the next year, worked at the Armed Forces of the Philippines. From the same date and till November 28, 1996, he was a commanding General of the Philippine Air Force and then until December 17, 1997, was a Chief of Staff in the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

Awards in military service

 * Philippines Presidential Unit Citation.png Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation
 * PHL Martial Law Unit Citation.png Martial Law Unit Citation
 * PHL People Power I Unit Citation.png People Power I Unit Citation
 * PHL Legion of Honor - Legionnaire BAR.png Philippine Legion of Honor
 * PHL Distinguished Service Star BAR.svg Distinguished Service Star
 * PHL Distinguished Aviation Cross.png Distinguished Aviation Cross
 * Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation Operations Ribbon.gif Disaster Relief & Rehabilitation Operation Ribbon
 * Anti-dissidence Campaign Medal.png Anti-dissidence Campaign Medal
 * Luzon Anti-dissidence Campaign Medal.png Luzon Anti Dissidence Campaign Medal
 * PHL Visayas Anti-Dissidence Campaign Medal ribbon.png Visayas Anti-Dissidence Campaign Medal
 * Mindanao Anti-dissidence Campaign Medal.png Mindanao Anti-dissidence Campaign Medal
 * AFP Long Service Medal.gif Long Service Medal