During the 1982 war he devised and commanded Operation Algeciras, in which Argentine commandos were to sabotage a Royal Navy warship harboured in Gibraltar; the plan was thwarted at the last minute when communications were intercepted.
Tijekom rata iz 1982 .osmislio je i zapovijedio operaciju Algeciras, u kojoj su argentinski komandosi trebali sabotirati britanski ratni brod usidren u Gibraltaru; Plan je bio spriječen u posljednji trenutak, kada su presretene komunikacije.