Allied Force Command Madrid Explained

Unit Name:Allied Force Command Madrid
Dates:1999  - 2013
Allegiance:North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Command Structure:Allied Command Operations, Casteau, Belgium
Garrison:Madrid,
Garrison Label:HQ

Allied Force Command Madrid was a unit with the NATO Military Command Structure responsible for providing Deployable Joint Staff Elements (DJSE) in support of NATO operations worldwide. HQ Allied Force Command Madrid was garrisoned at Pozuelo de Alarcón in Madrid.

History

The command was established as Joint Command Southwest on 30 September 1999.[1] It was subsequently renamed Land Component Command HQ Madrid (CC-LAND HQ MD)[2] and had a staff of 450 soldiers from 16 countries who took part in land operations in the Balkans, Afghanistan and Kosovo. In 2005 it assisted the African Union by training its troops. The last commander, General Cardona Torres, was a Spanish Army officer who took over the command in 2010.[3] In 2010 it adopted the name Allied Force Command Madrid.[2]

It was deactivated on 1 July 2013 and replaced by a new Allied Land Command at İzmir, Turkey.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Force Command Madrid holds Deactivation Ceremony. NATO. 14 June 2014.
  2. Web site: FC Madrid (Land). 14 June 2014.
  3. Web site: NATO's Allied Force Command Madrid deactivated . https://archive.today/20140615102700/http://www.aco.nato.int/natos-allied-force-command-madrid-deactivated.aspx . dead . 15 June 2014 . 13 June 2013 . 14 June 2014 .
  4. Web site: NATO Allied Land Command activating next week in Turkey. Stars and Stripes. 23 November 2012. 14 June 2014.