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The CDF handover ceremony  was witnessed by the Minister of Defense, YB Tuan Haji Mohamad bin Sabu on 2 Jan 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FB_IMG_1577972599167.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1693 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FB_IMG_1577972599167.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FB_IMG_1577972599167.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FB_IMG_1577972599167.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FB_IMG_1577972599167.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FB_IMG_1577972599167.jpg?resize=177%2C118&amp;ssl=1 177w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1080px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1080\/720;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FB_IMG_1577972599167.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FB_IMG_1577972599167.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FB_IMG_1577972599167.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FB_IMG_1577972599167.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FB_IMG_1577972599167.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FB_IMG_1577972599167.jpg?resize=177%2C118&amp;ssl=1 177w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3314475734161595\" data-ad-slot=\"7610079946\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">JENERAL TAN SRI DATO&#8217; SRI HJ AFFENDI BIN BUANG TUDM DILANTIK PANGLIMA ANGKATAN TENTERA MALAYSIA KE-21<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>KUALA LUMPUR, 2 Januari 2020 \u2013 Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM) menyaksikan perubahan secara rasmi tampuk pemerintahan Panglima Angkatan Tentera yang baharu dalam Majlis Serah Terima Tugas yang berlangsung di Auditorium Wisma Pertahanan, hari ini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jeneral Tan Sri Dato&#8217; Seri Panglima Ts. Hj Zulkifli bin Hj Zainal Abidin yang akan menamatkan perkhidmatan di dalam ATM telah menyerahkan tugas sebagai Panglima ATM kepada Jeneral Tan Sri Dato&#8217; Sri Hj Affendi bin Buang TUDM yang merupakan Panglima Tentera Udara sebelum ini. 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Ini juga menyaksikan Jeneral Tan Sri Dato\u2019 Sri Hj Affendi bin Buang TUDM merupakan anak jati Sarawak pertama dilantik menerajui kepimpinan tertinggi dalam organisasi ATM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3314475734161595\" data-ad-slot=\"7610079946\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Di akhir majlis, Jeneral Tan Sri Dato&#8217; Seri Panglima Ts. Hj Zulkifli bin Hj Zainal Abidin telah dihargai dalam acara \u2018send-off\u2019 di mana para pegawai dan anggota ATM berbaris mulai ruang legar bangunan Wisma Pertahanan hingga ke Balai Pengawal Utama untuk mengiringi serta bersalaman sebagai tanda akhir mengucapkan selamat bersara kepada beliau yang telah 4 dekad menabur bakti kepada negara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FB_IMG_1577972630569.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1695 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FB_IMG_1577972630569.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FB_IMG_1577972630569.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FB_IMG_1577972630569.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FB_IMG_1577972630569.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FB_IMG_1577972630569.jpg?resize=177%2C118&amp;ssl=1 177w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1080px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1080\/720;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FB_IMG_1577972630569.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FB_IMG_1577972630569.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FB_IMG_1577972630569.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FB_IMG_1577972630569.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FB_IMG_1577972630569.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FB_IMG_1577972630569.jpg?resize=177%2C118&amp;ssl=1 177w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Tan Sri Dato&#8217; Seri Panglima Ts. 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