Milei put an airman from the Joint Chiefs of Staff in charge of the Air Force

Just as in the absence of the President of the Nation, the functions of the office are assumed by the vice president, in the military sphere. It is regulatory that the deputy chief of a force takes the position of Chief in the event of contingencies that prevent the action of the person in office.

On Thursday, November 21, after learning of the Defense decision to remove Brigadier General Fernando Mengo As the head of the force, there was an internal radiogram in the Air Force in which it was communicated that: “Until the President of the Nation decrees the new head of the institution, the Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Major Brigadier Néstor Guajardo”.

The performance of Guajardo in the top office of the Cóndor building lasted as long as what he demanded from the Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (EMCO), Brigadier General Xavier Isaac install before Petri that the right man for the leadership of the force was another: the Brigadier Valverderesponsible for a command, Aerospace, which is under the orbit of his own desk at EMCO.

The Milei’s decision, – endorsed by the Petri-Isaac tandem –to impose on Valverde instead of the natural relief of Guajardocomes to break the line that many assume was going to hide alleged irregularities not yet known in the management of Mengo that transcended the past of the leadership of the force.

Beyond professional and operational qualities as a fighter pilot – which he has and of excellence -, the brand new boss Valverde is a native of Mendozahe studied secondary school at the General Espejo Military High School in the Cuyo province, enough parchment to be trusted in Petri’s circle.

“The President, Javier Milei, on the recommendation of the Minister of Defense, Luis Petriresolved that Brigadier Gustavo Javier Valverde take over as the new chief of the General Staff of the Argentine Air Force, replacing Brigadier General Fernando Luis Mengo, who was removed from his position by the Minister after detecting irregular use of the fleet of the Argentine Air Force. strength,” says the official text of the appointment of the new air chief.

Valverde’s appointment will produce a drain on the air leadership; at least four or five brigadiers will leave their position given the lesser seniority of the appointee, among them Brigadier Fernando Valentich, General Director of Education, Brigadier Diego García, Commander of Training and Enlistment, Brigadier Carlos Valdés, Director of Health and Deputy Chief of Arms, Brigadier Néstor Guajardo.

Attentive to disputes between uniformed officers who became agitated after the abrupt departure of Mengo There are sectors that proclaim that it is the political moment to produce changes, the rotation in the leadership of a destination, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which according to tradition now corresponded to the Navy.

They nominate the current head of the navy, Vice Admiral Carlos Allievialthough they avoid naming the covered person who is looking for that place, the Rear Admiral Juan Corécurrent number three in the Navy, reported for abuse of authority and mistreatment in the Gender Office of the Ministry of Defense.