Bernardo Yagüe Melléndez
Captain Bernardo Yagüe Melléndez | |
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| Native name | Բերնարդո Օսծար Յագշե յ Մեժէնդեզ |
| Birth name | Bernardo Óscar Yagüe y Melléndez |
| Nickname(s) | El Adolfo |
| Born | 22 November 1976 Panachor, Zapatista, Creeperopolis |
| Allegiance |  Creeperopolis |
| Branch/service |  Creeperian Navy |
| Years of service | 1994–present |
| Rank |  Captain |
| Commands held | BIC Suchitoto BIC Apopa BIC Adolfo Martínez Hernández |
| Battles/wars | 2019–20 Morovan Crisis |
| Spouse(s) | Verónica Valdéz Rodríguez (m. 1999) |
| Children | 2 |
Bernardo Óscar Yagüe y Melléndez (Creeperian: Բերնարդո Օսծար Յագշե յ Մեժէնդեզ; born 22 November 1976) is a Creeperian military officer who is the current Captain and the commander of the BIC Adolfo Martínez Hernández aircraft carrier. He has previously held the command of the BIC Suchitoto light cruiser and the BIC Apopa heavy cruiser. He commanded the BIC Apopa during both the Armas Blockade of January 2020 and the Battle of the Glaceis Ocean of March 2020, both a part of the larger 2019–20 Morovan Crisis against Morova.
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Early life
Bernardo Óscar Yagüe y Melléndez was born on 22 November 1976 in Panachor, Zapatista, Creeperopolis, one of the most dangerous cities in the country. His father was Óscar Hernán Yagüe y Ramírez and his mother was Guadalupe Bertila Melléndez y Nuñez. He was the youngest child of the family and his older siblings were Óscar Romero Yagüe y Melléndez and Isabela María Yagüe y Melléndez. He enrolled in the San Salvador Imperial Military Academy in 1994 after scoring 991 out of 1,326 on the National University Acceptance Exam (EXACUN), 190 above the 1993 average of 808.
Military career
Yagüe Melléndez graduated from the military academy in 1997 and became an officer on the BIC Suchitoto light cruiser. There, he participated in the Castillianan Insurgency against the Militarist Front for National Liberation (FMLN). He opposed the Treaty of Adolfosburg and later supported the continuation of the war in 2003 following the 2003 coup d'état.
On 11 February 2006, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander and became the commanding officer of the BIC Suchitoto which he had served on since 1997. On 18 March 2013, he was promoted to the rank of Commander and became the commanding officer of the BIC Apopa heavy cruiser. As Commander of the BIC Apopa, he commanded the ship during the Armas Blockade of January 2020 and the Battle of the Glaceis Ocean of March 2020, both a part of the larger 2019–20 Morovan Crisis against Morova.
On 7 April 2021, he was promoted to the rank of Captain and placed in de jure command of the BIC Adolfo Martínez Hernández aircraft carrier, as the carrier had not yet been completed.[1]
Personal life
Yagüe Melléndez married Verónica Cassandra Valdéz y Rodríguez on 28 July 1999 in San Salvador, San Salvador, Creeperopolis. They have two children: Azucena María Yagüe y Valdéz (born 2002) and Fátima María Yagüe y Valdéz (born 2006).
Awards and decorations
Grand Knight of the Imperial Order of Felipe the Saint (7 April 2021)
Grand Collar of the Order of the Crusaders' Cross (21 September 2004)
Grand Officer of the Star of the Imperial Navy (10 April 2020)
Second Class Member of the Order of the Star of the White Rose (17 July 2001)
A–G Class Member of the Morovan Campaign Medal (1 February 2020, 10 April 2020)
1st Class Member of the Castillianan Campaign Medal (1 January 1995)
1st Class Member of the Campaign Medal (x2) (1 January 1995, 1 February 2020)
Member of the Creeperian Navy Distinguished Service Badge (10 April 2020)
Command history
| ADL: 1 January 1994 – 1 January 1995 | |
| ALF: 1 January 1995 – 1 January 1996 | |
| MIG: 1 January 1996 – 1 January 1997 | |
| ROM: 1 January 1997 – 15 September 1997 | |
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Ensign: 15 September 1997 – 1 January 1999 |
| Officer of the BIC Suchitoto | |
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Second Lieutenant: 1 January 1999 – 1 January 2003 |
| Officer of the BIC Suchitoto | |
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Lieutenant: 1 January 2003 – 11 February 2006 |
| Officer of the BIC Suchitoto | |
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Lieutenant Commander: 11 February 2006 – 18 March 2013 |
| Commander of the BIC Suchitoto | |
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Commander: 18 March 2013 – 7 April 2021 |
| Commander of the BIC Apopa | |
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Commander: 7 April 2021 – present[1] |
| Commander of the BIC Adolfo Martínez Hernández | |
See also
- Alfonso Santacilia Juarez – the Captain of the BIC Emperador Adolfo III aircraft carrier
- BIC Adolfo Martínez Hernández – the aircraft carrier he is in command of
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guerrero López, José Emmanuel (7 April 2021). "Ծոմանդանտե Բերնարդո Օսծար Յագշե Մեժէնդեզ Ասծենդիդո ա Ծապիտըն y Ենծարգադո դել ԲԻԾ Ադոլֆո Մարտձնեզ Հերնընդեզ/Comandante Bernardo Óscar Yagüe Melléndez Ascendido a Capitán y Encargado del BIC Adolfo Martínez Hernández" [Commander Bernardo Óscar Yagüe Melléndez Promoted to Captain and In Charge of the BIC Adolfo Martínez Hernández]. Armada Creeperiano (in Creeperian). Adolfosburg, Creeperopolis: Creeperian Navy. p. 1. Retrieved 7 April 2021.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by New position |
Commander of the BIC Adolfo Martínez Hernández 7 April 2021 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Commander Mario Huerta Tejón |
Commander of the BIC Apopa 18 March 2013 – 7 April 2021 |
Succeeded by Commander José Duarte Rosales |
| Preceded by Lieutenant Commander José Ortega Mena |
Commander of the BIC Suchitoto 11 February 2006 – 18 March 2013 |
Succeeded by Lieutenant Commander José Figueroa Hidalgo |
