Deployments

The Spanish Armed Forces are deployed in 16 foreign missions with up to 3.000 troops and civil guards in four continents. The largest contingents are deployed in Lebanon, with 610 UN Blue Helmets and Iraq, with 480 troops. Regarding NATO framework, our Armed Forces carry out surveillance activities in the Mediterranean Sea and are involved in the defence of the Baltic countries and Turkey.              

Spain is also involved in every European Union (EU) military missions operating in the African continent, with deployments in Mali, Center African Republic, Somalia, Senegal and, also, in operation 'Atalanta'  to countering piracy in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia .

Spanish Military Units and Military Advisers are involved in the following  deployments:

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Summary of deployments where Spain is involved

Place	Mission	Starting	Command
Baltic Countries	Baltic Air Policing	May - 2018
Central African Republic	EUTM RCA	Jul - 2016
Somalia	EUTM Somalia	Jan - 2010
Mali	EUTM Mali	Jan - 2013
Iraq	Inherent Resolve	Oct - 2014
Senegal	Marfil Detachment	Jan - 2013
Indian Ocean	EUNAVFOR Atalanta	Sep - 2008
Turkey	Support to Turkey	Sep - 2014
Bosnia i Herzegovina	EUFOR Althea BiH	Dec - 2004
Mediterranean Sea	Standing NATO Maritime Groups and Counter-Mine	Jan - 2017
Lebanon	UNIFIL	Sep - 2006
Colombia	UN Colombia	Aug - 2012
Latvia	Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP)	Jun - 2017
Afghanistan	Resolute Support (Afghanistan)	Jan - 2015
Several operation áreas	Sea Guardian  (check activation periods)	Nov - 2016