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ACDC chief Rear Adm. Noppadol
Suphakorn hands over administrative documents to Rear Adm. Luechai Ruddit,
bestowing command of the Air and Coastal Defense Command in Sattahip.
Patcharapol Panrak
The commander of the Royal Thai Navy’s Strategic Studies Center has been
tapped to take over command of the Air and Coastal Defense Command in Sattahip.
Outgoing ACDC chief Rear Adm. Noppadol Suphakorn handed over the unit flags and
administrative documents to Rear Adm. Luechai Ruddit at an Oct. 4 ceremony.
Noppadol bid his farewells, thanking officers and sailors who worked under him
the past two years. He reassured them that his successor was blessed with great
potential and leadership qualities.
Luechai promised to perform his duties with honesty and better the foundation of
the navy, The 1,000 sailors and officers assembled stood in line stretching to
the door to say goodbye to their old boss and hello to the new one.
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