Ministerio de Defensa Ejército de tierra
Ministerio de Defensa Ejército de tierra
Ministerio de Defensa Ejército de tierra
Imagen de fondo

ARMY UNITS

News

Thursday, July 3, 2014

Number:

Visit of the Commander of NATO Allied Command for Operations on the occasion of our certificacion as the 1st NATO Joint Task Force Headquartes.

SACEUR VISIT

HQ NRDC ESP

The four stars General Philip M. Breedlove (USA), Supreme Allied Commander in Europe (SACEUR), attended the 3rd of July the military parade which was held in the barracks of the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps Headquarters Spain (HQ NRDC-ESP) in the Jaime I Base in Bétera to make official the starting of the HQ NRDC-ESP stand-by period as the first Joint Task Force Headquarters in the NATO Force Structure (JTF HQ).

SACEUR was received by the HQ NRDC-ESP commander, Lieutenant General Rafael Comas Abad. After the military parade, General Breedlove congratulated HQ NRDC-ESP personnel for their work, pointing out their effort in achieving the new capacities that allow the Headquarters to become the first NATO Force Structure Headquarters to be certified as JTF HQ to command Joint Operations. General Breedlove also stated that being the first one implies the responsibility to be the guide of the others Headquarters involved in the same process, sharing the earned expertise and supporting them in their respective certifications.

The stand-by period started past July the 1st 2014 and it will conclude next June the 30th 2015. During that time, HQ NRDC-ESP will be ready for activation and deployment at NATO request. HQ NRDC-ESP certification as the first JTF HQ is a symbol of Spain commitment with the Collective Defense principle and the promotion of peace and democratic values worldwide