| 词条 | Gilbert Toropo |
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Brigadier General Gilbert Toropo CBE is a Papua New Guinean Army officer who is the current Commander of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF). Toropo was born in the Southern Highlands Province.[1] During his career in the PNGDF's Land Element, he commanded the 1st Battalion of the Royal Pacific Islands Regiment as well as the PNGDF's joint task force, and was promoted to the rank of colonel in 2012.[1] During 2007 he undertook a year-long training course at the Australian Defence Force's Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies in Canberra.[2] Toropo was announced as the commander of the PNGDF on 9 January 2014, replacing Brigadier General Francis Agwi who had reached the end of his period in the office. At the time he was 51 years of age.[1] Toropo was sworn into his new role on 31 January 2014.[3] Already a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), Toropo was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2014 Birthday Honours.[4] References1. ^1 2 {{cite news|title=Toropo heads defence force|url=http://www.thenational.com.pg/?q=node/62417|accessdate=2 March 2014|newspaper=The National|date=9 January 2014}} {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{s-bef|before=Francis Agwi}}{{s-ttl|title=Commander of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force|years=2014–present}}{{s-inc}}{{s-end}}{{Commanders of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Toropo, Gilbert}}2. ^{{cite web|title=PNG Defence Force Officer to Study in Australia|url=http://www.png.embassy.gov.au/pmsb/MR070228.html|work=Media release|publisher=Australian High Commission Papua New Guinea|accessdate=2 March 2014|date=28 February 2007}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Australian Chief of Army visits Papua New Guinea|url=http://www.png.embassy.gov.au/pmsb/202.html|work=Media release|publisher=Australian High Commission Papua New Guinea|accessdate=2 March 2014|date=31 January 2014}} 4. ^{{London Gazette |issue=60898 |date=14 June 2014 |page=b52 |supp=y}} 6 : Year of birth missing (living people)|Papua New Guinean military personnel|Living people|People from the Southern Highlands Province|Commanders of the Order of the British Empire|Commanders of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force |
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