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Wind Knocks Backdrop at Santa Lucía Ceremony Installing New Military Chiefs

The change in command signals ongoing coordination on state security at the Santa Lucía hub.

Overview

  • A gust of wind on Friday toppled the event backdrop onto Governor Delfina Gómez and officials during a ceremony at the Santa Lucía base in Zumpango.
  • Soldiers caught and reset the structure within seconds, and outlets reported no serious injuries as the stage party stepped off the platform.
  • The event installed General Fernando Antonio Solares Lammel to lead the 37th Military Zone and General Raúl Martínez Montiel to command the 1st Air Zone.
  • Solares Lammel holds a degree in military administration, studied internal security and national defense, and served as Mexico’s military attaché in Peru.
  • Earlier that day, the governor led a Mesa de Paz security meeting with federal, state, municipal, and Armed Forces officials to review the state’s strategy.