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| Chief of Staff of the Air and Space Force | |
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| Air Staff Ministry of Defence | |
| Style | The Most Excellent |
| Status | Highest-ranking officer in the Air and Space Force |
| Abbreviation | JEMAE |
| Member of | Air Staff National Defence Council Council of Chiefs of Staff |
| Reports to | Minister of Defence |
| Seat | Air and Space Force Military Headquarters, Madrid |
| Nominator | Defence Minister After being discussed in the Council of Ministers |
| Appointer | Monarch Countersigned by the Defence Minister |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Constituting instrument | Air Force Act of 1939 |
| Inaugural holder | Apolinar Sáenz de Buruaga y Polanco |
| Formation | October 1, 1936 |
| Deputy | Second Chief of Staff of the Air and Space Force |
| Website | (in Spanish) Website of the Spanish Air and Space Force Staff |
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The Chief of Staff of the Air and Space Force (JEMAE) is a four-star general that under the authority of the defence minister exercises command over the Spanish Air and Space Force, and as such is the principal military advisor to the Chief of the Defence Staff, the Minister of Defence, the Secretary of State for Defence and the Under Secretary of Defence. It's also a member of the Council of Chiefs of Staff and a military advisor to the National Defence Council.
The JEMAE has two main roles: the support role by which advice the Minister of Defence about the Air and Space Force military policy, the JEMAD about how to use the personnel and their operative status, the SEDEF about the economic, armamentistic and infraestructure policies and the Under Secretary about the personnel and teaching policy; and the operative role by which prepare the force for combat, instructs the military personnel, establishes the organization of its military branch and watches over the welfare of the personnel under his command and evaluates the needs of the Air and Space Force.[1]
The Chief of the Air and Space Force convenes the meetings and coordinates the efforts of the Air Staff (EMA), the main support body of the JEMAE, responsible for providing the necessary elements of judgment to base its decisions, translate these into orders and ensure their fulfillment. The EMA has a whole body of military officers at its service, and among the main officers are include the Second Chief of Staff of the Air and Space Force (SEJEMAE), the Permanent Secretary of the Superior Council of the Air and Space Force, the Chief General of the Secretariat General of the Air and Space Staff (SEGE), the Chief General of Technical Services and Information Systems and Telecommunications and its Chef de Cabinet.[2]
The position is currently held by General of the Air Javier Salto Martínez-Avial.[3]
- ^ "Royal Decree 872/2014, of October 10, which establishes the basic organization of the Armed Forces". www.boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- ^ "Order 1/2016, of January 7, of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, developing the organization of the Air Force" (PDF). Official Gazette of the Ministry of Defence. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- ^ El Consejo de Ministros aprueba el nombramiento de los nuevos jefes de Estado Mayor de Tierra, Armada y Aire
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