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NATO Rapid Deployable Corps - Spain Headquarters

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13 contributing nations

Contributing countries

Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Türkiye, United Kingdom, United States and Spain

Introducció

Welcome to the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps - Spain Headquarters (HQ NRDC-ESP) website. This Headquarters is one of the nine Graduated Readiness Forces (Land) HQs that make up the NATO Force Structure. 

The HQ NRDC-ESP is the international part of the Spanish High Readiness Land Military Staff HQ (CGTAD in Spanish), and it represents the Spain’s main commitment to NATO.

With Spain as framework nation, currently thirteen nations are part of the HQ: Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Türkiye, the United Kingdom, the United States and Spain. This multinational environment provided by its almost four hundred military personnel from different nations is the key factor that enables this Headquarters to successfully carry out all its assigned missions as tasks.

Through this website, you will have the opportunity to learn about our history, organization, mission, facilities and our daily activities.

We hope you find useful information in our website.

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Opening session of NATO’s IEA course

jueves 11 de diciembre de 2025

The CEU University of Valencia has organised the first NATO Information Environment Assessment course, with the support of HQ NRDC-ESP.

CEU Cardenal Herrera University has hosted NATO’s first Information Environment Assessment (IEA) course ever conducted in Spain, addressing the Alliance’s need for expanded training in Strategic Communication. The course brought together more than 50 military and civilian participants from 19 countries, including Ukraine. This milestone was made possible through the leadership and support of HQ NRDC-ESP, based in Bétera, and the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence in Riga, Latvia. Classes took place at the university’s Palacio de Colomina campus in Valencia.

CSM López Luna receives the award

miércoles 10 de diciembre de 2025

CSM José Manuel López Luna Inducted into the CSELC Virtual Hall of Fame

HQ NRDC-ESP proudly announces that Command Sergeant Major José Manuel López Luna has been inducted into the Notable CSELC Alumni – Virtual Hall of Fame, awarded by the Baltic Defence College and the CSELC faculty. This honour recognizes his outstanding leadership, professionalism, and contribution to the allied community.