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Mexico’s Joint General Staff Marks Day With Pledge to Prioritize Personnel Preparation

Created in its current form in 2022, the Estado Mayor Conjunto coordinates Mexico’s three armed services under a single strategy.

Overview

  • At a Sept. 5 ceremony at Campo Deportivo Militar Marte in Mexico City, Defense Secretary Ricardo Trevilla Trejo presided alongside senior Army, Air Force and National Guard commanders.
  • Gen. Arturo Coronel Flores described the Estado Mayor as the “vértebra axial” of daily military operations while reaffirming loyalty, discipline and constant readiness.
  • He highlighted operational duties that include disaster relief for civilians, airspace surveillance and participation in national development projects.
  • The leadership outlined a shift from acquiring capabilities to focused preparation and training of service members as the guiding priority.
  • Performance distinctions and commemorative coins were presented to qualifying officers and troops, with commanders Francisco Jesús Leana Ojeda, Román Carmona Landa and Hernán Cortés Hernández in attendance.