Spanish Army contribution to Exercise Trident Juncture 2015

Tierra digital edition nº 5 'Trident Juncture 15'

Document: SPAIN, 'SPEARHEAD' OF NRF 2016

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Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Troops from Bétera wrap up Trident Juncture

The Battalion of the Rapid Deployment Land Headquarters (BCGTAD in its Spanish acronym) completed its involvement in the exercise Trident Juncture on 16 November, after 76 days of uninterrupted work at the service base “San Jorge” (Zaragoza).

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

The Logistic Brigade donates 9,000 kg of supplies left over from Trident Juncture to the Food Bank in Zaragoza

Personnel from the 21st and 41st Logistic Support Groups, based in Seville and Zaragoza respectively, handed over more than 9,000 kg of supplies to the Food Bank in Zaragoza on 12 November. They had been left over by the US units taking part in the exercise Trident Juncture.

Thursday, November 12, 2015

Logistic assessment of ‘Trident Juncture’ halfway through

With the end of the LIVEX phase of exercise ‘Trident Juncture’ on 5 November, those in charge of logistics are halfway through their task. It is time for redeployment, or Reverse RSOM (Reception, Staging, Onward Movement).

Friday, November 6, 2015

NATO flexes its muscle at ‘San Gregorio’

The spearhead of the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF), which Spain will lead in 2016, organised a show of strength on 4 November at the “San Gregorio” Training Centre, in Zaragoza. The event was attended by prominent representatives of civilian and military institutions, notably NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Spanish Minister of Defence Pedro Morenés, as well as 150 journalists from 30 countries.

Thursday, November 5, 2015

The role of Liaison Officers during ‘Trident Juncture’

Due to their role as connecting links with their armies or units, Liaison Officers (OFENs, in the Spanish acronym) have been a crucial element within the Functional Staff of the Host Nation Support Coordination Joint Command (EMF HNSC), based at the “Atocha” garrison in A Coruña.

Monday, November 2, 2015

Felipe VI attends exercise ‘Trident Juncture’

His Majesty the King visited the “San Jorge” base and the “San Gregorio” training centre, both in Zaragoza, on 30 October, to observe the development of the exercise “Trident Juncture”. The exercise is serving to train and certify the 2016 NATO Response Force (NRF).

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Vice Chief of the Army Staff spends a day immersed in ‘Trident Juncture’

The Vice Chief of the Army Staff, Lieutenant General Juan Campins Miralles, travelled to Zaragoza on 23 October to collect first-hand information about Exercise ‘Trident Juncture’ 2015.

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

The funding of Host Nation Support in Exercise ‘Trident Juncture’

An exercise as large as Trident Juncture 2015 demands a significant effort of budget planning. Spain, which as host nation is committed to providing support to others, started work on that planning back in October 2014 based on the information provided by the Defence Staff.

Thursday, October 22, 2015

The Civil Guard offers protection to 230 convoys during 'Trident Juncture'

The Civil Guard escorted 230 convoys from the ports, airports and border crossings which have been the points of entry into Spain for the foreign contingents taking part in the exercise Trident Juncture 2015. Their destination was either one of the training centres, “San Gregorio” (Zaragoza) or “Chinchilla” (Albacete), or the training field and shooting range “Álvarez de Sotomayor” (Almería).

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

‘Trident Juncture’, live

Around 4,700 troops, 93 armoured vehicles, 23 tanks and 6 army helicopters are taking part in the real combat phase of exercise Trident Juncture, which is starting today and will continue until 6 November. They have been deployed at the training centres “San Gregorio” and “Chinchilla” and at the base “Álvarez de Sotomayor”.

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