The delegate of the Government in Galicia, Pedro Blanco, accompanied by the subdelegate of the Government in A Coruña, María Rivas, attended today in Ferrol the act of taking office of Vice Admiral Gonzalo Villar Rodríguez as new chief admiral of him Arsenal Militar de Ferrol, appointed last Thursday, October 3, by the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles.
Villar Rodríguez replaces Admiral Ignacio Frutos, who has been in office for the last three years and who was in charge of presiding today in the Weapons Room of the Arsenal of Ferrol as Admiral Head of Logistic Support.
The delegate praised the trajectory of the new admiral head of the Ferrol Arsenal, who commanded ships such as the ‘Espalmador’, the ‘Tabarca’, the ‘Atalaya’ or the ‘Patiño as well as the 31st Surface Squadron, and wished him the best of luck in his new destination.