The 16th Motorized Infantry Brigade “Canarias” ( Spanish: Brigada “Canarias” XVI (BOP XVI) ) is a military unit in the Spanish Army .
| 16th Kanarias Motorized Infantry Brigade | |
|---|---|
 Team emblem | |
| Years of existence | February 1, 2008 - present time |
| A country |  Spain |
| Subordination |  Spain Ground Forces |
| Included in | Canary Islands Troops |
| Type of | motorized infantry brigade |
| Includes | |
| Function | motorized infantry |
| Dislocation | Base "General Aleman Ramirez" ( Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ) |
| Motto | “Service, Sacrifice, and Courage” ( Servicio, Sacrificio y Valor ) |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Brigadier General Venancio Aguado de Diego |
Located in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ( Canary Islands ). It is under the authority of the Office of the Canary Islands ( Mando de Canarias ). Initially, the brigade was created on February 1, 2008 as the 16th light infantry brigade ( Brigada de Infantería Ligera XVI ) with a deployment in the Canary Islands and the designation "Canarias", abbreviated BRILCAN [1] . During the reorganization of the armed forces in 2015, the formation was transformed into a mechanized brigade with the inclusion of a light armored cavalry group ( Grupo Ligero Acorazado de Caballería ) from the 2nd Castillejos brigade ( Brigada de Caballería "Castillejos" II ), which includes wheeled wheels Centauro . [2]
Content
Participation in international operations
International operations in which divisions of the brigade took part: [3] [4] [5]
- UNPROFOR United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in the Former Yugoslavia
- 7th tactical group "Extremadura" (October 1999 - May 2000)
- NATO SFOR Peacekeeping Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- 23rd tactical group (September 2004 - February 2005)
- KFOR international forces led by NATO responsible for ensuring stability in Kosovo
- 9th tactical group in Kosovo (March - September 2003)
- ISAF International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan
- ASPFOR XVIII (November 2007 - March 2008)
- ASPFOR XXIII (July - November 2009)
- ASPFOR XXVIII (April - September 2011)
- ASPFOR XXXIII (May - November 2013)
- European Union EUTM Mali Operation in Mali
- EUTM-Mali VI (March - December 2015) [6]
Composition 2017
- Brigade Headquarters ( Cuartel General ) [2] [7]
- Headquarters Battalion ( Batallón de Cuartel General XVI )
- Communication Company ( Compañía de Transmisiones XVI )
- 9th Motorized Infantry Regiment "Soria" ( Regimiento de Infantería "Soria" n.º 9 )
- 1st Motorized Infantry Battalion Fuerteventura ( Batallón de Infantería Protegida Fuerteventura I / 9 )
- 49th Motorized Infantry Regiment Tenerife ( Regimiento de Infantería Tenerife n.º 49 )
- 2nd Light Motorized Infantry Battalion “Albuera” ( Batallón de Infantería Motorizada “Albuera” II / 49 )
- 50th Motorized Infantry Regiment "Canarias" ( Regimiento de Infantería "Canarias" n.º 50 )
- 1st Motorized Infantry Battalion “Serignola” ( Batallón de Infantería Protegida “Ceriñola” I / 50 )
- 93rd Artillery Regiment ( Regimiento de Artillería de Campaña n.º 93 )
- 1st artillery group ( Grupo de Artillería de Campaña I / 93 )
- Light armored cavalry group "Milan" ( Grupo de Caballería Ligero Acorazado "Milán" XVI )
- Engineer Battalion ( Batallón de Zapadores XVI )
- Logistics Support Group ( Grupo Logístico XVI )
Accommodation
Brigade units are located on the islands of Gran Canaria , Tenerife and Fuerteventura , with the exception of the cavalry group Milan, stationed in Marines ( Valencia ) [2] [8] . The Soria regiment is stationed in Puerto del Rosario on the island of Fuerteventura, the Tenerife regiment and some sappers are stationed in Hoya Fría in Tenerife, the artillery regiment is also located at Los Rodeos Airport, also in Tenerife. The remaining units are deployed at the General Aleman Ramirez base, located in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria . [9]
Armament
The Kanarias brigade is one of four new wheeled motorized infantry brigades consisting of three motorized infantry battalions, an artillery battalion and one reconnaissance battalion (armored cavalry group). The Fuerteventura battalion is equipped with BMR , Serignola armored personnel carriers, mine-protected RG-31 Nyala and Albuera - Iveco LMV [7] . The armored cavalry group is armed with the BMW “ Centauro ” and the BRM VEC-M1 . In the distant future, it is planned to replace MRAP , BTR and BRM with a single platform with an 8 × 8 wheel formula. [10] [11]
Notes
- ↑ Brigada de Infantería Ligera CANARIAS XVI - Historial
- ↑ 1 2 3 Instrucción 7/2016, de 19 de enero, del Jefe de Estado Mayor del Ejército de Tierra, por la que se desarrolla la organización del Ejército de Tierra. . Boletín Oficial del Ministerio de Defensa (2016).
- ↑ Unidades en Operaciones, Brigada de Infantería Ligera 'CANARIAS' XVI
- ↑ Unidades en Operaciones, Regimiento de Infantería Ligera Canarias Nº 50
- ↑ Unidades en Operaciones, Regimiento de Infantería Ligera Soria 9
- ↑ Relevo del Mando de la misión EUTM Mali
- ↑ 1 2 Reforma orgánica del Ejército de Tierra (2015)
- ↑ El 'Milán' se integra en la Brigada canaria (Spanish) (17 de enero de 2017). Date of treatment July 24, 2017.
- ↑ Brigada de Infantería Ligera CANARIAS XVI - Inicio
- ↑ Racionalización de las estructuras de las Fuerzas Armadas. Hacia una organización conjunta / Secretaría General Técnica del Ministerio de Defensa. - Monografías de la Escuela Superior de las Fuerzas Armadas, 2013 .-- P. 183. - ISBN 978-84-9781-898-8 .
- ↑ La Caballería a partir de 2016 / Secretaría General Técnica del Ministerio de Defensa. - Memorial de Caballería, 2015 .-- P. 80.