Overview
- Hernández Velázquez took office on January 2 in a flag ceremony presided over by Gen. Enrique Martínez López, the senior administrative official at SEDENA.
- The post carries responsibility for supervision, fiscal oversight, audits and training evaluations covering personnel, materiel and installations across the three forces.
- He succeeds Gen. Maximiliano Cruz Ramos, who concluded his tenure after more than four decades of service in the armed forces.
- His international profile rose after he led the 2019 flight that brought former Bolivian president Evo Morales to Mexico, followed by a presidential promotion and a 2023 elevation to general de División.
- Career posts include leading the Colegio del Aire and UDEFA, plus diplomatic service as defense attaché in the United States and head of Mexico’s delegation to the Inter-American Defense Board.