HQ NRDC-ESP

Briefing at the Command post

Visit to the Operations Center

On 22nd July, Admiral General Teodoro E. López Calderón, the Spanish Chief of Defense (CHOD), pays a visit to the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps Spain Headquarters (HQ NRDC-ESP) both to the Bétera Military Base “Jaime I” and Santo Domingo barracks in Valencia. 

During his visit to both facilities, he was accompanied by the Chief of the Army Staff (CHoA), Army General Francisco J. Varela Salas, and the Commander of HQ NRDC-ESP Lieutenant General Fernando García-Vaquero Pradal.

Upon his arrival at the Bétera base, he was moved to the HQ NRDC-ESP Command Post deployed on protected tents at the same base, where he was informed about the composition, organization and capabilities of the headquarters. Subsequently, he made a tour around the command post where some military capabilities in which the HQ NRDC-ESP plays a leadership role, as a result of its multinational experience, preparation and permanent adaptation to new scenarios and threats were shown to the Spanish Chief of Defence. The visit ended with the signature in the Unit's honor book.