Yesterday June 17 at 10:30 am and chaired by the Brigadier General His Excellency Mr. Iñigo Pareja Rodríguez, Chief of the Antiaircraft Artillery Command, took place in the Tentegorra Barracks, located in the city of Cartagena, the act of dismissal of the A / T X quota.
It is an act that puts an end to the intense period of final training of the contingent.
They have been weeks of hard work, in which the different tactical situations that can be developed in Turkey have been revealed.
The final evaluation of this contingent has shown that all the personnel of said contingent is trained to act in any situation and threatens to fulfill the mission entrusted 24 hours, 7 days a week during the approximately 6 months that will be deployed in the area of ​​operations.
The preparation of this type of contingent is carried out during the months prior to the deployment of the personnel, and involves a logistical and management challenge when it comes to working personnel and material of all the units that make up this quota.
It has been an emotional day for the members of the contingent since with this act of farewell the end of the preparation materializes and one begins to glimpse the ever closer deployment in Turkey, facing this mission as a unique opportunity to reinforce the commitment of the Spanish Armed Forces with their NATO allies, thus contributing by deploying a Patriot Battery to the defense of Turkish territory against the threats of ballistic missiles from Syria.
But certainly not only they are excited about this act, there are many relatives who have observed every detail of the act, knowing that in a short time they will have to separate from their loved ones for a greater good, the defense of Spain
Source: Ministerio de Defensa