Friday, June 5, 2015

Defense Minister verifies field operational capabilities … – LaTercera (Record)

Until Valparaiso arrived today Defense Minister Jose Antonio Gomez, for a meeting with the High Command of the Navy, led by the Commander in Chief of the institution, Admiral Enrique Larrañaga; time the Secretary of State verified on the ground the operational capacities of the National Fleet, witnessed a demonstration exercise aboard frigate Cochrane, toured naval departments, plus the complex Punta Angeles and the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service (SHOA).

During his activities was accompanied by Undersecretary of Defense, Marcos Robledo; Undersecretary for the Armed Forces, Gabriel Gaspar, among other civil and military authorities.

In the Frigate Williams Gomez minister highlighted the conduct of the exercise “in which there is a clear demonstration of the technical capabilities, capabilities, work that has our Navy. As defense minister, I consider it very important to be in situ, meet each of the activities and the material having our Navy, and noted that the work performed is of vital importance for our country. “

“We will continue the process of strengthening the capacity of our armed forces, particularly the Army, as we pointed out the President of the Republic,” stressed the defense minister.

The Minister Gomez took the opportunity to inform future activities with the Armed Forces, “the weekend we will be in an activity with the army, we will continue working on various subjects and tasks with the commanders in chief. The work we have done so far has been very interesting from the point of view of the tasks entrusted. “

In this way, the defense minister ends the round of meetings with chiefs of military institutions, in order to know in detail the capabilities, performance and operability of our armed forces.

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