Bétera conducts the
DEPLOYEX II/20
EXERCISE
Its purpose has been to complete
its preparation as a Joint NATO
Headquarters
THE NATO Rapid Deployment
Headquarters in Bétera (Va-
lencia) is engaged in the com-
pletion of the Deployex II/20
exercise at the Jaime I base, located in
the Valencian municipality. It started in
early September with the assembly of an
advanced command post (ICE, Initial
Command Element) and ended on the
24th of that month.
Approximately 200 soldiers from 11
allied nations participate in this exercise,
deploying more than 100 collective tents,
many of which corresponded to the new
tent with collective protection against
NBC (Nuclear, Bacteriological and
Chemical) attacks, recently acquired
by the Army. The high number of
participants and the pandemic situation
caused by COVID-19 meant that a
strict protocol of sanitary hygiene and
the maintenance of social distance was
established in order to undertake a
deployment which guarantees safety
conditions.
With the Deployex 11/20, both the
Headquarters itself and the units which
support it, Battalion Headquarters,
Military Police Battalion and
Transmissions Regiment nº 21, trained
in the assembly of an advanced
command post and its transformation
into a Main Command Post (MCP)
with the ability to conduct any Alliance
operation.
The purpose of this exercise has
been to complete its preparation and
verify its availability as a Joint NATO
Headquarters (JTF HQ, Joint Task
Force Headquarters), a role it has
assumed since the 1st of January of this
year. It will also has served for initiate its
transition towards a new commitment
with the Atlantic Alliance, assuming the
role of Army Corps Headquarters for
conventional combat operations (WFC
Warfighting Corps) within the Alliance
Forces structure in 2022.
This task will mean for the HQ
NRDC-ESP, being in a position to
command up to five divisions from
various countries of the Alliance, in
a high intensity operation, against an
adversary of similar capabilities and
advanced technology.
As such, with this exercise, the Bétera
Headquarters continues its training
to lead operational organisations
and conduct operations of any kind;
conventional, hybrid warfare or even
to support civilian organisations, as has
been evident following its participation
in the Balmis Operation to fight the
pandemic.
HQ NRDC-ESP
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