# List of chiefs of the general staff of the Argentine Air Force

This article lists the chiefs of the General Staff of the Argentine Air Force and their preceding offices, between 1945 and the present day. The Argentine Air Force (Spanish: Fuerza Aérea Argentina) is the air force of Argentina. By law, the chief of the Argentine Air Force must be an active pilot.
The current Chief of the Air Force General Staff is Brigadier Gustavo Valverde [es]. He was appointed by President Javier Milei on 26 November 2024 by Decree 1044/2024.

## List

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term | Term | Term |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| Commander of the Air Force (Comandante de la Fuerza Aérea) ||||||
| 1 | | Brigadier Edmundo Sustaita [es] (1898–1955) | 9 February 1945 | 3 November 1945 | 267 days |
| 2 | | Brigadier General Oscar Muratorio [es] (1900–1977) | 3 November 1945 | 10 November 1945 | 7 days |
| 3 | | Brigadier Pedro Castex Lainfor [es] (1898–1969) | 10 November 1945 | 19 July 1946 | 251 days |
| Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force (Comandante en jefe de la Fuerza Aérea) ||||||
| (2) | | Brigadier General Oscar Muratorio [es] (1900–1977) | 19 July 1946 | 4 October 1951 | 5 years, 77 days |
| 4 | | Brigadier General Gustavo Hermansson [es] (1905–1970) | 4 October 1951 | 17 January 1952 | 105 days |
| 5 | | Brigadier General Carlos Mauriño [es] (1906–1974) | 17 January 1952 | 20 January 1955 | 3 years, 3 days |
| 6 | | Brigadier General Juan Fabri [es] (1909–2008) | 20 January 1955 | 19 September 1955 | 242 days |
| (4) | | Brigadier General Gustavo Hermansson [es] (1905–1970) | 19 September 1955 | 13 January 1956 | 116 days |
| 7 | | Brigadier General Heriberto Ahrens [es] (1908–1994) | 13 January 1956 | 3 January 1957 | 356 days |
| 8 | | Brigadier General Guillermo Zinny [es] (1906–1979) | 3 January 1957 | 17 May 1957 | 134 days |
| 9 | | Brigadier General Ángel Peluffo [es] (1909–1988) | 17 May 1957 | 7 August 1957 | 82 days |
| 10 | | Brigadier General Alfredo Vedoya [es] (1913–1992) | 7 August 1957 | 7 May 1958 | 273 days |
| 11 | | Brigadier Miguel Moragues [es] (1918–2003) | 7 May 1958 | 2 September 1958 | 118 days |
| 12 | | Brigadier General Manuel Alemán [es] (1910–1990) | 24 September 1958 | 31 December 1960 | 2 years, 98 days |
| 13 | | Brigadier General Cayo Alsina [es] (1914–2009) | 31 December 1960 | 11 December 1962 | 1 year, 345 days |
| 14 | | Brigadier General Carlos Armanini [es] (1918–2015) | 11 December 1962 | 27 May 1966 | 3 years, 167 days |
| 15 | | Brigadier General Adolfo Álvarez [es] (1919–2012) | 27 May 1966 | 28 August 1968 | 2 years, 93 days |
| 16 | | Brigadier General Jorge Martínez Zuviría [es] (1920–2001) | 28 August 1968 | 12 March 1970 | 1 year, 196 days |
| 17 | | Brigadier General Carlos Alberto Rey [es] (1922–2017) | 12 March 1970 | 25 May 1973 | 3 years, 74 days |
| General Commander of the Air Force (Comandante general de la Fuerza Aérea) ||||||
| 18 | | Brigadier General Hector Fautario (1924–2017) | 25 May 1973 | 18 December 1975 | 2 years, 207 days |
| Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force (Comandante en jefe de la Fuerza Aérea) ||||||
| 19 | | Brigadier General Orlando Ramón Agosti (1924–1997) | 18 December 1975 | 25 January 1979 | 3 years, 38 days |
| 20 | | Brigadier General Omar Graffigna (1926–2019) | 25 January 1979 | 17 December 1981 | 2 years, 326 days |
| 21 | | Brigadier General Basilio Lami Dozo (1929–2017) | 17 December 1981 | 17 August 1982 | 243 days |
| 22 | | Brigadier General Augusto Hughes (1931–1993) | 17 August 1982 | 14 December 1983 | 1 year, 119 days |
| Chief of the General Staff of the Air Force (Jefe del Estado Mayor General de la Fuerza Aérea) ||||||
| 23 | | Brigadier General Teodoro Waldner (1927–2014) | 14 December 1983 | 5 March 1985 | 1 year, 81 days |
| 24 | | Brigadier General Ernesto Horacio Crespo (1929–2019) | 5 March 1985 | 11 July 1989 | 4 years, 128 days |
| 25 | | Brigadier General José Juliá [es] (1934–2005) | 11 July 1989 | 14 July 1993 | 4 years, 3 days |
| 26 | | Brigadier General Juan Paulik [es] (born 1940) | 14 July 1993 | 23 October 1996 | 3 years, 101 days |
| 27 | | Brigadier General Rubén Montenegro [es] (born 1942) | 23 October 1996 | 13 December 1999 | 3 years, 51 days |
| 28 | | Brigadier General Walter Barbero [es] (born 1942) | 13 December 1999 | 4 June 2003 | 3 years, 173 days |
| 29 | | Brigadier General Carlos Rohde [es] (born 1947) | 4 June 2003 | 17 February 2005 | 1 year, 258 days |
| 30 | | Brigadier General Eduardo Schiaffino [es] (born 1951) | 17 February 2005 | 6 November 2006 | 1 year, 262 days |
| 31 | | Brigadier General Normando Costantino (born 1952) | 8 November 2006 | 3 July 2013 | 6 years, 237 days |
| 32 | | Brigadier General Mario Callejo [es] (born 1951) | 3 July 2013 | 26 January 2016 | 2 years, 207 days |
| 33 | | Brigadier General Enrique Amrein [es] (born 1959) | 26 January 2016 | 28 February 2020 | 4 years, 33 days |
| 34 | | Brigadier General Xavier Isaac (born 1962) | 28 February 2020 | 2 January 2024 | 3 years, 308 days |
| 35 | | Brigadier General Fernando Luis Mengo [es] (born 1965) | 2 January 2024 | 26 November 2024 | 329 days |
| 36 | | Brigadier Gustavo Valverde [es] (born 1967) | 26 November 2024 | Incumbent | 67 days |