The arrival of a Spanish special operations military contingent in Emden, Germany

The Spanish Armed Forces have carried out a significant deployment for the NATO-organized Steadfast Dart 26 exercise.

Excellent images of an exercise by Spanish soldiers from the MOE, FGNE and EZAPAC
Spectacular assault exercise by the FGNE on the Spanish Navy's ship 'Carnota'

This deployment also includes personnel and vehicles from the Joint Special Operations Command (MCOE), made up of the Special Operations Command (MOE) of the Army, the Special Naval Warfare Force (FGNE) of the Navy and the Parachute Sapper Squadron (EZAPAC) of the Air Force.

Yesterday, the Spanish Defence Staff announced: "The main objective of 'Steadfast Dart 26' is to demonstrate the ability to rapidly and convergently deploy the ARF Forces through its various Component Commands. In this edition, Spain is a major contributor, leading the Special Operations Component Command (SOCC) for the second consecutive year, as well as the Maritime Component Command (MCC)."

The SOCC will be under the command of Major General Ángel Ramón Herrezuelo Pérez, a member of the Marine Infantry and current commander of the MCOE. "During the exercise, it will integrate with other Component Commands to carry out joint training activities, such as infiltrations using manual opening jumps, special insertion and extraction procedures, direct actions with live fire, close air support (CAS) activities, support for amphibious operations, and boarding actions with opposition," the EMAD stated.

Yesterday, the NATO Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum (JFCBS) issued a statement noting: "Spanish Special Operations Component Command (SOCC) completed its Reception, Staging and Onward Movement (RSOM) process to various training areas in northern Germany on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, in preparation for their participation in exercise STEADFAST DART. The logistics phase is a crucial step of every military deployment and a key point of the exercise. In the case of the SOCC equipment, including tactical and support vehicles, shipped from Cartagena, Spain the journey began at the end of January and concluded at Emden Port in Germany on Feb. 7."

Alongside these lines, we can see two photos published yesterday by the JFCBS. Above, we see two VAMTAC VT-5s from the MOE aboard the ship that transported them to Emden, Germany. Below, we see a photo of the embarked vehicles. We see VAMTAC ST-5s from the FGNE in three-color NATO camouflage, VAMTAC ST-5s from the MOE and the EZAPAC (mostly olive green and one sand-colored), four VAMTAC ST-5 VMOEs from the MOE (recognizable because they are roofless), one VLOE EINSA Netón from the MOE, and seven trucks. "On arrival, the RSOM process began with support of German port machinery, downloading containers and vehicles, before SOCC members started assembling the convoys. Following over 24 hours of continuous effort, convoys were finally ready to move to their final destination," the JFCBS notes.

Today, the JFCBS published a series of three images of the arrival of the Spanish Special Operations Command (MCOE) vehicles in Germany. Below, we can see two EINSA Netón Light Special Operations Vehicles (VLOE), belonging to the Spanish Special Operations Command (MOE). In December 2021, the MOE received 24 of these vehicles, built on the Toyota Hilux chassis.

Below we can see a VAMTAC ST-5 VMOE of the MOE. This is a special operations version of the tactical vehicle manufactured by Urovesa in Galicia.

Finally, we can see below these lines a convoy of the MCOE already in Germany, with six VAMTAC ST-5 vehicles (the first ones are VMOE of the MOE) and behind them several trucks.

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Photos: NATO Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum (JFCBS).