They are a Field Artillery Unit, an Engineers Unit (Sappers and Supports) and various logistical support capacities.
The Ministry of Defense confirmed this Tuesday that Spain is going to reinforce with 150 soldiers from the Spanish contingent deployed in Latvia, integrated into the NATO Battle Group, in the ‘enhanced Forward Presence (eFP)’ mission.
Its about reinforcement of an ongoing mission, described by Defense as “operational adjustment & rdquor ;. This surge of troops abroad, and so close to the theater of war Ukraine, it will not have to be approved by Congress, since it is contemplated in the agreements of the Council of Ministers on peacekeeping missions abroad.
There is no announced date for the departure of the reinforcement. There are 150 soldiers who will join -“soon”, Defense has said-, the work being carried out by 350 men and women currently deployed in Latvia, mostly from the “Guzmán el Bueno” Brigade; X (Córdoba), under operational control of the Operations Command.
The candidate forces to reinforce the deployment are a Field Artillery Unit, an Engineers Unit (Sappers and Supports), and various logistical support capacities.
“defensive” character
The reinforcement continues to be described by Defense as “defensive”, although the decision to increase troops is made “within the response plans to preserve peace and security, approved by all member countries after the invasion of Ukraine by of Russia & rdquor ;, Defense spokesmen have indicated.
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The EFP mission was deployed to deter any aggression against the Baltic members of NATO.
On the northern and western flanks of the Ukraine war theater, the Atlantic Alliance has four multinational tactical groups deployed in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.