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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

Introduction

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.

Latest news of the unit

CFE_SVK

Monday, September 16, 2024

The Multinational Brigade Task Force Slovakia is transferred under the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps Spain Headquarters

Spain took command of NATO Multinational Brigade Task Force in Lest (Slovakia) on 1 July 2024. Troops from Czechia, Portugal, Slovakia and Slovenia are deployed alongside the 800 Spanish troops as part of the task force.

Lieutenant General Luis Sáez Rocandio

Monday, August 2, 2021

Lieutenant General Luis Sáez Rocandio, new commander of HQ NRDC-ESP

The Spanish Army Chief of Staff, Army General Amador Enseñat, presided over the take over ceremony of Lieutenant General Luis Sáez Rocandio as the new commander of the HQ NRDC-ESP. The ceremony was held on July 30 at the “Jaime I” Base in Bétera (Valencia).