The Minister of Defense, Luis Petri, appointed the replacement for Fernando Luis Mengo, who was removed from his position by the minister after irregular use of the force fleet was detected.
The president Javier Milei, On the recommendation of the Minister of Defense, Luis Petri, resolved that Brigadier Gustavo Javier Valverde assume as new chief of the General Staff of the Argentine Air Force, replacing Brigadier General Fernando Luis Mengowho was removed from his position by the minister after irregular use of the force’s fleet was detected.
To date, Valverde, an experienced fighter pilot, has served as head of the Joint Aerospace Command, where he carried out great efforts to strengthen the Argentine defense through the custody of airspace, such as the launch of a new radar in the province of Santa Fe and the detection and monitoring of the drug plane that was identified and forced to land at the end of last month, allowing the seizure of nearly 500 kilos of cocaine.
The brigadier is an A-4B A4-C and A4-R fighter pilot. He was the head of the Development Operations Department of the Joint Aerospace Command during the G-20. In 2020 he was the Defense Attaché in the Kingdom of Spain with extension in the Kingdom of Morocco and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. In 2021 he was a flight instructor at the Fighter School in the Kingdom of Spain, flying F-5 weapons systems.
In 2022 he was head of the Department of the Joint Aerospace Command. In 2023 he was the 2nd Operational Commander of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. And during this year, he has served as Joint Aerospace Commander. He graduated from Liceo Espejo.
“His significant career in the world of aviation guarantees that, from his new role, he will strengthen our Air Force, taking advantage of the historic investment that the government is making to recover the capabilities of our pilots, such as the purchase of aircraft F16”, they maintained from Defense.
Source: Ambito
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