Ginawaran ng ranggong General kasabay ng pagtatalaga bilang ika-61 Chief of Staff ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) si General Antonio G. Nafarrete sa Change of Command Ceremony kahapon, Hulyo 21, 2026, sa Kampo Aguinaldo, Quezon City.

Kaalinsabay rin ito ng Retirement Ceremony bilang pagpupugay kay outgoing Chief of Staff General Romeo S Brawner Jr., na pinangunahan ng Commander-in-Chief, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.

Si Nafarrete served ay nagsilbi bilang ika-67 Commanding General ng Philippine Army.

Siya ay miyembro ng Philippine Military Academy "Bigkis-Lahi" Class of 1990.

Dati niyang pinamunuan ang 1st Infantry (Tabak) Division, 6th Infantry (Kampilan) Division at ang Western Mindanao Command.

May Master's Degree on Public Administration si Nafarette mula sa Philippine Christian University at nakumpleto ang advanced military training sa United States, kabilang ang US Army Ranger Course, Joint and Combined Warfighting Course sa National Defense University, at ang Comprehensive Security Response to Terrorism Course sa Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies.

"Our mission continues, our duty endures, and our commitment to the Filipino people shall remain unwavering," ang pahayag ni Nafarette sa kanyang talumpati sa seremonya.

(Photos by SSg Ambay PA and PFC Carmelotes / PAOAFP)