(Artemio), in 2012, as commander of the 3rd Special Forces Brigade. In 2014, he was appointed the Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the VRAEM Special Command, and in June of the same year, he was appointed General Commander of CE-VRAEM. In 2015, he was appointed as the Inspector General of the Army until in December 2017 he was appointed as General Commander of the Peruvian Army, before being appointed as the Chief of the Joint Command of the Peruvian Armed Forces on October 30, 2018. During his term as Chief of the Joint Command, he led various operations in terrorism and military enforcement during the COVID-19 pandemic. Awards in military service Mariscal Cáceres-Distinguido Mariscal Cáceres-Honor "Cross of Courage" medal Decoration of the Joint Command in the Grade of Grand Cross Francisco Bolognesi Military Order for Operations in the Huallaga. Military Order Francisco Bolognesi in the degree of GRAN CRUZ Peruvian Cross Medal for Military Merit in the GRAN CRUZ degree Order Peruvian Cross to the Naval Merit - Grade of Grand CROIX- Distantivo White Captain Quiñones order in the Grade of Grand Cross Medal of General Merit FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias ”in the“ Gran Cruz ”Class Military Merit award to Colonel Eduardo Abaroa, the Armed Forces of the State of Bolivia in the Grade of Grand Cross Academic Medal of the Army in the degree of Merit Medal to the Combatant Mariscal Cáceres in the degree of Honor Diploma and Medal to the winners of Cenepa Naval Medal of Honor to the Merit by the Navy - Merit value Medal to the Defender of Democracy. CROSS National Pacification Belt - HONOR - 2015 Diploma to the Defender of the Fatherland - Winners of Alto Cenepa Diploma of the Council of the Medal of Honor of the Congress of the Republic of Peru Distinctions Argentine Medal for Academic Excellence COINDE plaque of honor for having obtained the first place in the Systems Engineering career Distinction of the Republic of Bolivia from the Military Institute of Engineers Chilean Army Award Distinction of the General Staff of the Army of the Federative Republic of Brazil Decoration of the San Martiniano Institute of Peru Diploma and Medal of Honor for Merit from the Peruvian Journalists Association -2018 Diploma from the San Martín University in the San Martín region at the service of the Community References 1960 births Living people Peruvian generals