Cuartel General de la División 'Castillejos'

 HEADQUARTERS OF THE “CASTILLEJOS” DIVISION

The Rapid Action Force (known by its Spanish acronym “FAR”) was constituted on January 30th, 1992, to provide the government with an agile and flexible instrument for a first response in situations of crisis or conflict.

Rapid Action Force Units have always been the first to be deployed on Armymissions intended to ensure the interests of Spain.

In April 2006, the Rapid Action Force became the Light Forces Command (FUL) and was structured as follows:

• Headquarters
• Two Light Infantry Brigades
• One Light Infantry Brigade of the Spanish Legion
• One Paratroopers Brigade
• One Mountain Troops Head Office
• One Cavalry Brigade

In December 2008, the organizational structure and deployment of the Army Force were amended, and the Light Forces Command was structured as follows:
Headquarters

• 2 Light Infantry Brigades
• 1 Light Infantry Brigade of the Spanish Legion
• 1 Light Paratroopers Infantry Brigade
• Mountain Troops Head Office

The above structure was implemented in January 2010—completing the process of organizational adaptation—and the Cavalry Brigade ceased to report to theFUL, instead being placed under the Heavy Forces Command.

In 2013 and 2014, its operational capacity as Division Headquarters was certified, as well as its capacity to direct joint operations.

Lastly, the publication in 2015 of Ministerial Order 166 makes the “Light Forces Command” a Division, and on January 1st, 2017, it changed its name to the “Castillejos” Division (DIVCAS), a unit which, in addition to its operational functions, is organizationally responsible for the following units:

• Headquarters
• Headquarters Battalion
• 2nd Brigade “Rey Alfonso XIII” of the Spanish Legion
• 6th Paratroopers Brigade “Almogávares”
• 7th Brigade “Galicia”

Ministry of Defense Order No. 1362/2018, of December 20th, which governs the Army’s basic organization, structures the “Castillejos” Division as follows:

• General Headquarters, which includes a General Staff
• 1st Brigade “Aragón”
• 2nd Brigade “King Alfonso XIII” of the Spanish Legion
• 6th Paratroopers Brigade “Almogávares”
• 7th Brigade “Galicia”

Ministry of Defense Order No. 708/2020, of July 27th, changed the organizational structure of the “Castillejos” Division, which continues reporting to the Land Force and has the capacity to constitute operational organizations capable of integrating into fundamentally joint and combined structures, as well as generating the forces that may be required.

Currently, the Castillejos Division is structured as follows: 
 

• Castillejos Division Headquarters (Huesca)
• 1st Brigade “Aragón” (Saragossa)
• 2nd Brigade “Rey Alfonso XIII” of the Spanish Legion (Almería)
• 7th Brigada “Galicia” (Pontevedra)
• 10th Brigade “Guzmán el Bueno” (Córdoba)
• 11th Brigade “Extremadura” (Badajoz)
• 12th Brigade “Guadarrama” (Madrid)
• 11th Cavalry Regiment "España" (Zaragoza)
• 1st Signals Regiment (Huesca-Burgos)
• Headquarters Battalion (Huesca)