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Captain Humphrey Tawake promoted to the rank of Commodore

Captain Humphrey Tawake promoted to the rank of Commodore

By Dhanjay Deo
24/09/2021
Deputy Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces, Captain Humphrey Tawake.

The Deputy Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces, Captain Humphrey Tawake has been promoted to the rank of Commodore.

Commodore Tawake who is from Mualevu, Vanuabalavu was enlisted into the RFMF in 1990.

He recently graduated from the Australian War College and attained Executive Diploma Graduate in Strategic and Defence Studies from the Pertahanan National University, Malaysia.

He has attended courses conducted by the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom, Hawaii, Malaysia and Australia and is also an alumnus of the Britannia Royal Naval College in the UK.

Commodore Tawake has held various appointments with RFMF units with the Fiji Navy, HQ RFMF and Ministry of Home Affairs.

He has also served on several tours of duties with various peacekeeping missions in the Multinational Force and Observers in Egypt, United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq, United Nations Missions in East Timor and United Nations Disengagement Observers Forces in Syria.

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