Estonian Defense Forces and Navy leadership roles officially handed over on Friday
The leadership of the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) and the Estonian Navy were officially handed over during two ceremonies in Tallinn on Friday (June 28).
At 1 p.m. a ceremony took place at the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) Headquarters in Tallinn, during which, Gen. Martin Herem handed over command to Maj. Gen. Andrus Merilo.
Maj. Gn. Merilo was formerly deputy commander of the EDF and has previously served as commander of the 1st Infantry Brigade of the Division and as chief of the operations department at the EDF Headquarters.
A similar ceremony to handover command of the Estonian Navy exchange took place in Tallinn harbor at 10 a.m.
After seven years of service, Cdre Jüri Saska passed on the post to Cdre Ivo Värk, who was formerly head of the analysis and planning department of the Joint Headquarters.
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