List of chiefs of the general staff of the Argentine Air Force

Summary

This article lists the chiefs of the General Staff of the Argentine Air Force and their preceding offices, between 1945 and the present day. The Argentine Air Force (Spanish: Fuerza Aérea Argentina) is the air force of Argentina. By law, the chief of the Argentine Air Force must be an active pilot.

Chief of the General Staff of the Argentine Air Force
Jefe del Estado Mayor General de la Fuerza Aérea Argentina
Seal of the Argentine Air Force
Incumbent
Brigadier Xavier Isaac
since 28 February 2020
 Argentine Air Force
Reports toChief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
AppointerPresident of Argentina
Term length2 years
Formation9 February 1945
First holderEdmundo Sustaita [es]

The current Chief of the Air Force General Staff is Brigadier Xavier Isaac. He was appointed by President Alberto Fernández on 28 February 2020 by Decree 180/2020.[1][2]

List edit

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term
Took office Left office Time in office
Commander of the Air Force
(Comandante de la Fuerza Aérea)
1
 
Brigadier
Edmundo Sustaita [es]
(1898–1955)
9 February 19453 November 1945267 days
2
 
Brigadier General
Oscar Muratorio [es]
(1900–1977)
3 November 194510 November 19457 days
3
 
Brigadier
Pedro Castex Lainfor [es]
(1898–1969)
10 November 194519 July 1946251 days
Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force
(Comandante en jefe de la Fuerza Aérea)
(2)
 
Brigadier General
Oscar Muratorio [es]
(1900–1977)
19 July 19464 October 19515 years, 77 days
4
 
Brigadier General
Gustavo Hermansson [es]
(1905–1970)
4 October 195117 January 1952105 days
5
 
Brigadier General
Carlos Mauriño [es]
(1906–1974)
17 January 195220 January 19553 years, 3 days
6
 
Brigadier General
Juan Fabri [es]
(1909–2008)
20 January 195519 September 1955242 days
(4)
 
Brigadier General
Gustavo Hermansson [es]
(1905–1970)
19 September 195513 January 1956116 days
7
 
Brigadier General
Heriberto Ahrens [es]
(1908–1994)
13 January 19563 January 1957356 days
8
 
Brigadier General
Guillermo Zinny [es]
(1906–1979)
3 January 195717 May 1957134 days
9
 
Brigadier General
Ángel Peluffo [es]
(1909–1988)
17 May 19577 August 195782 days
10
 
Brigadier General
Alfredo Vedoya [es]
(1913–1992)
7 August 19577 May 1958273 days
11
 
Brigadier
Miguel Moragues [es]
(1918–2003)
7 May 19582 September 1958118 days
12
 
Brigadier General
Manuel Alemán [es]
(1910–1990)
24 September 195831 December 19602 years, 98 days
13
 
Brigadier General
Cayo Alsina [es]
(1914–2009)
31 December 196011 December 19621 year, 345 days
14
 
Brigadier General
Carlos Armanini [es]
(1918–2015)
11 December 196227 May 19663 years, 167 days
15
 
Brigadier General
Adolfo Álvarez [es]
(1919–2012)
27 May 196628 August 19682 years, 93 days
16
 
Brigadier General
Jorge Martínez Zuviría [es]
(1920–2001)
28 August 196812 March 19701 year, 196 days
17
 
Brigadier General
Carlos Alberto Rey [es]
(1922–2017)
12 March 197025 May 19733 years, 74 days
General Commander of the Air Force
(Comandante general de la Fuerza Aérea)
18
 
Brigadier General
Hector Fautario
(1924–2017)
25 May 197318 December 19752 years, 207 days
Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force
(Comandante en jefe de la Fuerza Aérea)
19
 
Brigadier General
Orlando Ramón Agosti
(1924–1997)
18 December 197525 January 19793 years, 38 days
20
 
Brigadier General
Omar Graffigna
(1926–2019)
25 January 197917 December 19812 years, 326 days
21
 
Brigadier General
Basilio Lami Dozo
(1929–2017)
17 December 198117 August 1982243 days
22
 
Brigadier General
Augusto Hughes
(1931–1993)
17 August 198214 December 19831 year, 119 days
Chief of the General Staff of the Air Force
(Jefe del Estado Mayor General de la Fuerza Aérea)
23
 
Brigadier General
Teodoro Waldner
(1927–2014)
14 December 19835 March 19851 year, 81 days
24
 
Brigadier General
Ernesto Horacio Crespo
(1929–2019)
5 March 198511 July 19894 years, 128 days
25
 
Brigadier General
José Juliá [es]
(1934–2005)
11 July 198914 July 19934 years, 3 days
26
 
Brigadier General
Juan Paulik [es]
(born 1940)
14 July 199323 October 19963 years, 101 days
27
 
Brigadier General
Rubén Montenegro [es]
(born 1942)
23 October 199613 December 19993 years, 51 days
28
 
Brigadier General
Walter Barbero [es]
(born 1942)
13 December 19994 June 20033 years, 173 days
29
 
Brigadier General
Carlos Rohde [es]
(born 1947)
4 June 200317 February 20051 year, 258 days
30
 
Brigadier General
Eduardo Schiaffino [es]
(born 1951)
17 February 20056 November 20061 year, 262 days
31
 
Brigadier General
Normando Costantino
(born 1952)
8 November 20063 July 20136 years, 237 days
32
 
Brigadier General
Mario Callejo [es]
(born 1951)
3 July 201326 January 20162 years, 207 days
33
 
Brigadier General
Enrique Amrein [es]
(born 1959)
26 January 201628 February 20204 years, 33 days
34
 
Brigadier
Xavier Isaac
(born 1962)
28 February 2020Incumbent4 years, 54 days

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Quiénes son los nuevos jefes de las Fuerzas Armadas que designó Alberto Fernández". Clarín (in Spanish). 20 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Decreto 180/2020". Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2020.