José Jiménez Ruiz Explained

José Jiménez Ruiz
Birth Date:	26 May 1946
Birth Place:	Madrid, Spain
Nickname:	Pepito
Birth Name:	José Jiménez Ruiz
Branch:	Spanish Air Force
Serviceyears:	1979 – 2012
Rank:	General
Commands:	Chief of Staff of the Air Force (Spain) Canary Island Command

José Jiménez Ruiz (born 24 May 1946) is a Spanish Air Force general. He became Chief of Staff of the Air Force on 18 July 2008.^[1] General Francisco Javier García Arnáiz replaced him on 31 July de 2012.^[2]

Dates of rank

• Caballero - 1966
• Alférez Alumno - 1968
• Teniente - 1970
• Capitán - 1974
• Comandante - 1983
• Teniente Coronel - 1989
• Coronel - 1997
• General de Brigada - 2001
• General de División - 2005
• Teniente General - 2008
• General del Aire - 2008

Notes and References

1. Web site: GENERAL DEL AIRE, D. JOSÉ JIMÉNEZ RUIZ. mde.es. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100327014034/http://www.mde.es/en/organizacion/quien/personalidades/quien_92.html. 2010-03-27.
2. Web site: Relief of the Air Force Command, 31 July de 2012. www.ejercitodelaire.mde.es. 2013-06-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20150606111230/http://www.ejercitodelaire.mde.es/ea/pag?idDoc=EE16F6803A9153B4C12577F8003DB65D. 2015-06-06. dead.