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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

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Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Transfer of Authority of the Corps Forward Element contingent from NATO Rapid Deployable Headquarters (Bétera-Valencia) at Kuchyňa Air Base (Slovakia).

The third contingent of the Corps Forward Element (CFE III) deployed to Kuchyňa Air Base, Slovakia, has assumed command from the second contingent (CFE II). The CFE has been deployed at Kuchyňa since March this year.

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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.