{"id":8250,"date":"2023-09-06T21:09:42","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T13:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/?p=8250"},"modified":"2023-09-06T21:11:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T13:11:29","slug":"celebrating-general-affendi-buangs-distinguished-service-and-leadership-in-the-malaysian-armed-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/06\/celebrating-general-affendi-buangs-distinguished-service-and-leadership-in-the-malaysian-armed-forces\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating General Affendi Buang&#8217;s Distinguished Service and Leadership in the Malaysian Armed Forces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In an official ceremony, General Tan Sri Dato\u2019 Sri Haji Affendi bin Buang of the Royal Malaysian Air Force has handed over the leadership of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) after four decades of service to the nation to General Tan Sri Datuk Seri Mohammad bin Ab Rahman, the 29th Malaysian Chief of Army. 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He became the first Sarawakian to hold the position of CDF.<\/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>Throughout his career, General Tan Sri Dato\u2019 Sri Haji Affendi bin Buang actively participated in various air operations within Malaysia, including counterinsurgency efforts, patrolling maritime zones, and safeguarding national airspace. 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