The Spanish Navy's intense review of its Aeronaval Amphibious Group 'Dédalo 24'

At the beginning of April, the Spanish Navy activated its Aeronaval Amphibious Group "Dédalo 24", with a four-month deployment.

A spectacular air-naval exhibition of the Spanish Navy in Vigo in images
The deployment of Spanish Harrier IIs on the American amphibious assault ship USS Wasp

This group was led by the aircraft carrier "Juan Carlos I" L-61, accompanied by the Amphibious Assault Ship "Galicia" L-51, the frigates "Reina Sofía" F-84 and "Blas de Lezo" F-103, the First Landing Battalion of the Tercio de Armada (in addition to other units of the Marine Infantry) and an embarked air wing made up of the 9th Squadron (with EAV-8B+ Harrier II Plus fighters) and the 3rd Squadron (with AB-212 helicopters, in their last deployment with the Spanish Navy) of the Aircraft Flotilla (FLOAN).

The deployment of the "Dédalo 24" Group consisted of three phases. The first took place along the coasts of Greece and Turkey, the second along the coasts of Italy and the third in the Atlantic and the Baltic Sea. This deployment has demonstrated the ability of the Spanish Navy to project its force over long distances, a capability that not many NATO naval forces have. Last Thursday, the Spanish Navy published an intense video summary of this Aeronaval Amphibious Group:

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Navy's Social Communication Office for the great work it has been doing, of which this video is a good example, with very good quality images. It is a reference for the Spanish Armed Forces. You can see some screenshots from this video below.

Two US Marine Corps MV-22 tiltrotor planes operating from the flight deck of L-61.

A side-by-side oiling maneuver by the L-61 (right) and the frigate F-84 (left). I have not been able to identify the supply ship.

A Harrier II Plus from the 9th Squadron during an in-flight refueling with an A400M tanker aircraft from the 31st Wing of the Air Force.

A soldier from the Tercio de Armada aims his FN Minimi light machine gun, with two AB-212 helicopters from the 3rd Squadron flying in the background.

A U.S. Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28 "Dragon Whale" deployed aboard the amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), operating from the flight deck of L-61.

A Harrier II Plus from VMM-365 of the U.S. Marine Corps, embarked on the LHD USS Wasp (LHD 1), operating from the flight deck of L-61.

The launch of a Boeing Insitu ScanEagle drone from the 11th Squadron from the flight deck of a ship. The Spanish Navy has 16 of these drones, dedicated to reconnaissance missions.