Special Operations Command (Spain)
Coat of arms of the Special Operations Command.
Barracks used by the Special Operations Command for high altitude training in Sierra Nevada.
The Special Operations Command (Spanish: Mando de Operaciones Especiales) is the command charged with overseeing the various Special Operations Groups (Grupos de Operaciones Especiales or GOE) of the Spanish Army.
Organization
The three Special Operations Groups are subordinated:
| Insignia | Group |
|---|---|
 | 2nd Special Operations Group "Granada" (Grupo de Operaciones Especiales "Granada" II) |
 | 3rd Special Operations Group "Valencia" (Grupo de Operaciones Especiales "Valencia" III) |
 | 4th Special Operations Group "Tercio del Ampurdán" (Grupo de Operaciones Especiales "Tercio del Ampurdán" IV) |
 | 19th Special Operations Group "Maderal Oleaga" (Grupo de Operaciones Especiales "Maderal Oleaga" XIX)[1] |
There are two Special Operations Command auxiliary units:
| Insignia | Unit |
|---|---|
 | Special Operations Command Headquarters Group (Grupo del Cuartel General del Cuartel General de Operaciones Especiales) |
 | Special Operations Command Signals Company (Compañía de Transmisiones del Mando de Operaciones Especiales)[2] |
Notes
- ↑ Formerly Bandera de Operaciones Especiales de la Legión (Spanish Legion Special Operations Flag), BOEL.
- ↑ "UNIDADES/Alicante/Mando de Operaciones Especiales" [UNITS/Alicante/Special Operations Command] (in Spanish Defense). Spanish. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
See also
External links
- Mando de Operaciones Especiales (official site)
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