President Leonel Fernández made changes in the military hierarchy that were notified by Decree 99-2000. Major General Jose Elías Valdez Bautista is the new Chief of the Army. Rear Admiral Rafael Monzón Brea, was named Chief of the Navy. General José Antonio Ramírez Ferreira was appointed the new head of the J2 unit of intelligence of the Armed Forces. Major General Luis Luna Paulino is in charge of the National Institute of Forestry Resources. Major General Jose Eliseo Noble Espejo, former Chief of the Army was promoted to Deputy Minister of the Armed Forces representing the Army, and Rear Admiral Victor Garcia Alecont, former Chief of the Navy, was promoted to Deputy Minister of the Armed Forces.
