Rear Admiral Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarde ...

Jaime Patricio Vela Erazo (born January 23, 1964) is an Ecuadorian military leader. He is the commander of the Armed Forces of Ecuador. Vela Erazo is serving the

Ecuadorian Navy The Ecuadorian Navy ( es, Armada del Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian entity responsible for the surveillance and protection of national maritime territory and has a personnel of 9,127 men to protect a coastline of 2,237 km which reaches far into t ...

since December 1985. In the January 2024 conflict, Vela Erazo has led the military response to the crisis. Vela Erazo has "vowed not to back down or negotiate with armed groups".

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