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Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Twinning units without borders

In the historical play "Henry V" by William Shakespeare, the Monarch mentions the expression "band of brothers" (banda de hermanos in Spanish) in his stirring speech to his troops before the Azincourt battle, during the Hundred Years' War. By mentioning that, he wanted to clarify that those who fight together, whatever their conditions are, create an invisible bond that joins them as if they were brothers. This is the idea that has inspired, in a military level, the twinning programme established by the Spanish Army with other units from allied countries; the main intention of this conception is to consolidate bonds and to increase interoperability.

Thursday, August 17, 2017

SVEIKI

This greeting, which means “Good Morning” in Latvian, was one of the first words the Spanish Military learned from their hosts while being deployed to the Adazi Base in Latvia. Together, since Mid-June they have been living with soldiers from six other nationalities, in the framework of the new NATO mission “Reinforced Advanced Presence” (eFP in Spanish).

Thursday, August 10, 2017

Surveillance

The “España” displays the capacity which offers the first Exploration and Surveillance Platoon equipped with VERT, a benchmark within the Army, in a true exercise called “San Gregorio” consisting of 30 vehicles and more than 150 people

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

A Permanent Mission

How can you protect yourself from a threat that falls from the sky? One part of the answer to this question comes from the Anti-Aircraft Artillery Command, given that this Army Command contributes to uninterrupted national airspace defense and security. It does so by the permanent support of a Land Based Air Defense Unit (UDAA) under the command of the Defense and Air Operations Command (MDOA), created in 2012 as a unifying force together with the Armed Forces.

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

The ‘Chameleon’ Capturing Information

At first sight it seems to be a normal object, it could be a water bottle or a lighter, but in its interior there is hidden information that could result in being very useful for Intelligence Services and other areas related to data search.

Thursday, July 13, 2017

Linking the Parts

The objective of these maneuvers was to check on the ground the distinctive capacities of the new Brigade. It was with these words the Chief of the Brigade “Aragon” I, General Martínez-Falero, summarized the principal motivation of the “Isla Mínima” exercise, that took place from the 2nd to the 9th of June in the Maneuvers Field “San Gregorio” (Zaragoza).

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