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The command consists of all Spanish Army units outside continental Spain and is headed by a three-star general. [1] [2] Canary Islands Command, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife [1] [2] [24] Ceuta General Command, tasked with defending the exclave of Ceuta; Melilla General Command, tasked with defending the exclave of Melilla
Buenavista Palace, headquarters of the Ministry of War since 1847 and of the Ministry of Defence from 1977 to 1981. The first military departments — War and Navy — were headquartered at the royal residence, first in the Royal Alcázar from 1714 to 1734, briefly in the Royal Palace of Buen Retiro since 1734 and in the Royal Palace when its ...
The Spanish Army (Spanish: Ejército ... In 1944 the IX Military Region, with its headquarters in Granada, was created. [16] The Air Force became an independent ...
The NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Spain (NRDC-SP) is a corps headquarters of the Spanish Army. It was established in 2000 as a High Readiness Force (HRF) of NATO. Its facilities are located at the "Jaime I" Military Base in Bétera, province of Valencia. [1]
Straits Maritime Zone with its headquarters at San Fernando near Cadiz; Mediterranean Maritime Zone with its headquarters at Cartagena; Canary Islands Maritime Zone with its headquarters at Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The current flagship of the Spanish Navy is the amphibious assault ship/aircraft carrier Juan Carlos I.
The Chief of Staff of the Army (JEME) is a military office held by a four-star general in the Spanish Army.Because of this, the JEME is the principal advisor to the Chief of the Defence Staff (JEMAD) on ground warfare and it is also an advisor to the Minister of Defence, the Secretary of State for Defence (SEDEF) and the Under-Secretary of Defence (SUBDEF).
The Army Headquarters, its divisions, directions, and dependent units directly reporting to it (except the King's Immemorial Infantry Regiment): Two Spanish captain general's batons. Staffs at all levels (except the Army Headquarters): Two oak branches.
The Defence Staff (Spanish: Estado Mayor de la Defensa, EMAD), based in Madrid, is an organ of the Ministry of Defence that operates as an auxiliary to the Chief of the Defense Staff (JEMAD) within the organic structure of the Spanish Armed Forces and in a military hierarchical position of dependence on the former.