The military parade on October 12 in Madrid: the full video and an image gallery

@DefAviation ES 10·12·2022 · 19:44 0

Today Spain celebrates its National Holiday, also known as Hispanicity Day, and as is traditional, there was a military parade in Madrid.

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You can see here the complete retransmission of the parade issued by the newspaper El Debate:

And here you can see the jump of the Spanish Air Force Parachuting Acrobatic Patrol (PAPEA) carrying the Spanish flag:

You can see below a selection of the photos of the parade published by the Ministry of Defense and by the Royal House.

H.M. King Felipe VI reviewing the Honors Battalion of the Royal Guard in Lima Square.

Jump of the Spanish Air Force Parachute Acrobatic Patrol (PAPEA) carrying the Spanish flag.

The King, accompanied by members of the Royal Guard, during the tribute to those who gave their lives for Spain.

Members of different military units during the tribute to those who gave their lives for Spain. From left to right: two members of the Royal Guard; a member of the Navy NCO School; a member of the "Duque de Aumada" College of Young Guards of the Civil Guard; a member of the First Landing Battalion of the Marine Corps; a member of the "Immemorial King's" Infantry Regiment No. 1 of the Spanish Army; a member of the Military Emergency Unit (UME); a member of the 66th "America" Mountain Hunters Regiment; a member of the Group of Regulars of Melilla nº52; and a member of the Royal Guard.

The start of the motorized parade, with 21 Harley Davidson Electra Glide FLHTP Police motorcycles from the Royal Guard in front.

The battalion of students of the Naval Militar School of Marín, the officers' academy of the Spanish Navy.

The battalion of students of the General Military Academy, the Spanish Army officer academy.

A student of the General Air Academy.

Cavalry squad of the National Police Corps.

The start of the parade on foot, with the Chief of the Royal Guard and his Command Staff, followed by the Music Unit and a Squad of Sappers from the Royal Guard.

Eight EF-18M Hornet fighter-bombers belonging to Wing 12 and Wing 15 of the Air Force.

An Airbus A330 MRTT from the 45th Group and two Airbus A400M Atlas from the 31st Wing of the Spanish Air Force.

Civil Guard cavalry unit, which today celebrates the day of its patron saint, Our Lady of the Pillar.

Flags of Spain from different military units, at the beginning of the ground parade.

Soldiers of the 1st "Immemorial King's" Infantry Regiment of the Spanish Army, in their historical uniforms.

Five Airbus Helicopter EC-120 Colibri of the Aspa Patrol of the Spanish Air Force.

A Centauro cavalry vehicle from the XII "Guadarrama" Brigade of the Spanish Army, followed by two Iveco Trakker trucks with Trabosa GL-0936 low-loaders from Transport Group No. 1, transporting an infantry fighting vehicle ASCOD Pizarro (left) and a Leopardo 2E main battle tank (right) of the XII "Guadarrama" Brigade.

Members of the Spanish Army Special Operations Command (MOE) , with a EINSA Netón Light Special Operations Vehicle (VLOE)

Members of the 6th 'Almogávares' Brigade of Parachutists (BRIPAC) of the Spanish Army.

VAMTAC vehicles of the Air Deployment Support Squadron (EADA) of the Spanish Air Force.

A classic of the parade: the legionnaire goat, in this case accompanying legionary knights from the 4th "Alejandro Farnesio" Tercio of the Legion.

Members of the Spanish Legion, which this year was represented by the 4th Tercio "Alejandro Farnesio" of the Legion.

Vehicles of the Military Emergency Unit (UME).

Members of the Tabor Alhucemas I/52 of the Group of Regulars of Melilla nº52.

A Volkswagen Amarok with a platform from the Canine Guides Unit of the National Police Corps. Observe the demeanor and discipline with which the dog stayed on its platform, it is well trained.

Members of the 6th 'Almogávares' Brigade of Paratroopers (BRIPAC) parading with their parachutes.

Soldiers of the First Landing Battalion of the Marine Corps.

MOWAG Piranha IIIC vehicles of the Marine Corps. First of all, we see a reconnaissance variant with a 30 mm cannon, followed by a recovery variant.

Students of the 2nd Brigade of the Spanish Navy NCO School.

The CASA C-101 Aviojet of the Patrulla Águila of the Spanish Air Force drawing the colors of the Spanish flag on the Paseo de la Castellana.

Members of the 66th "America" Mountain Hunters Regiment parading with their ski equipment.

Four EAV8-B+ Harrier II Plus fighters from the 9th Squadron of the Spanish Navy.

Civilian units from various regions also participated in the land parade. Here we see a vehicle from the Fire Brigade of Gran Canaria.

An A400M Atlas tanker from the 31st Wing in a refueling formation along with an EF-18M Hornet from the 15th Wing and a Eurofighter Typhoon from the 11th Wing of the Spanish Air Force.

A MRAP RG-31 Nyala and an LMV Lince of the 6th 'Almogávares' Brigade of Paratroopers (BRIPAC) of the Spanish Army.

A VAMTAC Uro from the Police Intervention Unit (UIP) of the National Police Corps.

A unit of the General Corps of the Canarian Police (CGPC) participated in the land parade.

A formation of eight Eurofighter Typhoon fighters belonging to Wing 11 and Wing 14 of the Spanish Air Force.

Soldiers of the 31st "Asturias" Infantry Regiment of the 12th "Guadarrama" Brigade of the Spanish Army.

A Falcata mechanical mule from the 6th 'Almogávares' Brigade of Paratroopers (BRIPAC), followed by a VAMTAC ST5 EOD from the 12th 'Guadarrama' Brigade.

Soldiers of the Military Emergency Unit (UME).

A squad of the National Police Corps wearing historical uniforms of the Royal Wardens, the oldest unit of this police force, formed in 1825.

Members of the Air Deployment Support Squadron (EADA) of the Spanish Air Force.

A company of students from the Army's General Basic Noncommissioned Officers Academy (AGBS).

A company of Basic Air Academy students.

A mixed company of Spanish Navy Units, headed by the Navy Air Arm guidon.

Members of the Air Deployment Support Squadron (EADA) of the Spanish Air Force.

A company of students from the Central Defense Academy (ACD), belonging to the Common Corps of the Armed Forces.

A VAMTAC ST-5 of the Special Intervention Unit (UEI) of the Civil Guard.