President Gabriel Boric on Friday named Aviation General Hugo Rodriguez Gonzalez as the new commander in chief of the Chilean Air Force (FACh). Rodriguez will head the institution between November 5, 2022 and November 5, 2026.
“I would just like to thank His Excellency the President of the Republic and the Minister of Defense as well. I feel a deep pride to command our institution, an Air Force of all Chileans, “said Rodriguez from La Moneda, accompanied by Defense Minister Maya Fernandez.
“The objectives are going to be given within the framework of the Constitution and everything that the Government and the Ministry of Defense indicate to us, as an Air Force subordinate to the Ministry of Defense,” added the aviation general.
General Rodriguez, 59, is a war pilot and developed his career as an operational pilot and helicopter instructor, serving missions in the South Pole, the Middle East and Haiti, the FACh said in a statement.
“Among his main positions are: commander of Aviation Group No. 2, commander of the Helicopter Unit in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, air attaché in Brazil, director of the “Captain Manuel Ávalos Prado” Aviation School, director of Intelligence and General Commander of the Santiago Air Garrison. Added.
He currently serves as commander of the Personnel Command.
Rodriguez also holds official studies of the Air War Academy; Execution Engineer in Aeronautical Systems, mention pilot of war of the Air War Academy; theoretical course in Black Hawk material in the United States and course of Combined Air Staff Exercise in Argentina.
The change of command ceremony will be held on Saturday, November 5 at El Bosque Air Base. In the instance, the current commander in chief, Air Force General Arturo Merino Núñez, will surrender his position.
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