Overview
- President Javier Milei swore in Lt. Gen. Carlos Alberto Presti at the Casa Rosada, where he took the oath in uniform as U.S. Ambassador Peter Lamelas watched from the front row.
- Presti remains an active-duty officer on administrative ‘disponibilidad’, a break with post‑1983 civilian control that has drawn objections from opposition and human‑rights groups.
- He is assembling a cabinet dominated by senior officers, selecting Maj. Gen. Jorge Alberto Puebla as secretary of Strategies and Military Affairs and confirming Vice Adm. Marcelo Alejandro Dalle Nogare to lead the Joint Staff.
- Rotations of the service chiefs are advancing across the Army, Navy and Air Force, with Brig. Gen. Sergio Jurczyszyn set to serve as deputy at the Joint Staff, according to government and military sources.
- The immediate agenda centers on low military wages and repairing IOSFA, which serves about 600,000 beneficiaries and carries a heavy debt load, with audits and leadership changes under discussion.