The government delegate in Galicia, Pedro Blanco, met this morning with the Admiral Chief of the Military Arsenal of Ferrol, Gonzalo Villar Rodríguez, after his recent inauguration in office.
At the meeting, in which the deputy delegate of the Government in A Coruña, María Rivas, also participated, Pedro Blanco wished him a good command at the head of Arsenal, the main logistical support base of the Spanish Navy in the north of Spain, and reminded him of the footprint of the Spanish Navy in Galicia and in the region of Ferrol.
Gonzalo Villar took office as Head of the Arsenal on October 7. He has a long career in the Navy, where he joined in 1985. He spent most of his career on board, participating in numerous international operations. The last one, led by the Expeditionary Combat Group “Daedalus” during its deployments in 2023 and 2024.