9th Brigade holds promotions ceremony for non-commissioned officers

The 9th Brigade held a promotion ceremony for a group of non-commissioned officers to the next higher rank, attended by their families. The event honored the uniformed personnel's commitment in a ceremony filled with pride.

The promotion ceremony at the 9th Brigade was attended by families of the promoted personnel, who joined in this professional milestone. Among those promoted to first sergeant are Edwin Yamid Jiménez Molina, Faiber Rueda Bolaños, Wilfred Haya Cardozo, John Jairo Cediel Ramírez, and Angie Liliana Almanza Ortiz. Personnel promoted to deputy first sergeant include Leyton Santiago Quiroz, Diego Alejandro Jiménez Torres, José Camacho Montenegro, Edison Quimbaya Artunduaga, and Lucas Quevedo Machón, along with Marine Infantry first sergeant Jonathan Ceballos Rangel, and others such as Jefferson Mena Palacios, Mauricio Gutiérrez Ruiz, Edwin Berrío, Duvier Orlando Vargas Zúñiga, Wilder Espinoza Lugo, and Alex Javier Tobío Bravo. To second sergeant rose Yeiber Guevara, Jader Pobeda Meneses, Andrés Feo Arévalo, and Jhon Álvarez Flores. First corporals include Kevin Alejandro Pavi, Katherine Velázquez, Diana Díaz Bolaños, Leonor Alvarado Candela, and Cristian Barrios Acevedo, while second corporal promotions went to Samuel Torres Rivera, Jeisson Yate Alape, Jesús David Carmona Sierra, Nichooll Daniela Carrascal Astros, among fourteen others. La Nación reported the event as recognition of the uniformed personnel's commitment.

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