Post: | Chief |
Body: | the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
Insignia: | Logo of the Argentine Joint Chiefs of Staff.svg |
Incumbent: | Brigadier General Xavier Isaac |
Incumbentsince: | January 2, 2024 |
Department: | Ministry of Defense |
Abbreviation: | JEMCFFAA |
Member Of: | Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces |
Reports To: | Minister of Defense |
Formation: | 29 January 1949 |
The Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces (Spanish; Castilian: El jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto de las Fuerzas Armadas; JEMCFFAA) is the professional head of the Argentine Armed Forces. The JEMCFFAA is responsible for the administration and the operational control of the Argentine military. It is the highest rank military position in the country.
The current JEMCFFAA is Brigadier General Xavier Isaac. He was appointed by President Javier Milei on January 2, 2024, by Decree 120/2023.[1]
There have been a number of officers serving as the JEMCFFAA:[2]