{"id":60259,"date":"2025-07-18T23:08:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T21:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=60259"},"modified":"2025-07-25T22:20:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T20:20:44","slug":"the-battle-group-dedalo-of-the-spanish-navy-in-a-large-nato-photo-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/07\/18\/the-battle-group-dedalo-of-the-spanish-navy-in-a-large-nato-photo-series\/","title":{"rendered":"The battle group 'D\u00e9dalo' of the Spanish Navy in a large NATO photo series"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Spanish Navy is an important asset for NATO due to its naval, air, and amphibious deployment capabilities in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic.<\/p>\n

A series of excellent photos of the Spanish Navy on its deployment D\u00e9dalo 25-2<\/a><\/rel>
\nNATO shows the Spanish contribution to the Steadfast Dart 25 exercise in Greece and Bulgaria<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n

This capability is demonstrated by the deployments of the Expeditionary Combat Group \"D\u00e9dalo\", led by the L-61 aircraft carrier \"Juan Carlos I\"<\/strong>. Its most recent deployment, and the second carried out this year by that group, took place from June 17 to July 7 and was recently shown by the Spanish Navy in a long series of excellent photos that we already saw here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Battle group \"D\u00e9dalo\" first deployment in 2025 began on January 30 and concluded in mid-March. During this deployment, the group participated in Steadfast Dart 25<\/strong>, a NATO-organized exercise held in Bulgaria and Greece from February 10 to 21.<\/p>\n

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The Joint Allied Command Naples (NATO JFC Naples) published yesterday a large series of photos of the Spanish contribution to that exercise<\/a>. You can see them here. Most of the photos were taken during the landing exercise carried out in Volos, Greece, by the Tercio de Armada (TEAR)<\/strong> and the LCM-1E landing craft of the Grupo Naval de Playa<\/strong>, with air support from 5 Harrier II Plus fighters from the 9th Squadron<\/strong> and 2 SH-60F Seahawk helicopters from the 5th Squadron<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Above: TEAR soldiers descend from a 5th Squadron SH-60F<\/strong> on a beach in Volos, Greece.<\/p>\n

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TEAR soldiers guiding the landing in Volos.<\/strong> At the top left we see an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter of the Greek Army.<\/p>\n

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TEAR soldiers arriving on the beach by boat<\/strong> during the landing at Volos.<\/p>\n

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A TEAR soldier directing a Spanish ST-5 VAMTAC<\/strong> equipped with an 81 mm EIMOS mortar.<\/p>\n

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Spanish artillerymen from the Landing Artillery Group (GAD) of the TEAR<\/strong> deploying a 105 mm OTO Melara Model 56 light howitzer in Volos, Greece.<\/p>\n

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The aircraft carrier \"Juan Carlos I\" L-61 in the port of Thessaloniki, Greece<\/strong>, on February 8.<\/p>\n

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An EAV-8B+ Harrier II Plus fighter from the 9th Squadron<\/strong> receiving instructions from a movement officer on the flight deck of the L-61 in the port of Thessaloniki.<\/p>\n

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Five TEAR soldiers next to two Harrier II Plus fighters from the 9th Squadron<\/strong> on the flight deck of the L-61, during its stopover in Thessaloniki.<\/p>\n

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Two TEAR soldiers at a training area near Volos, Greece<\/strong>, after disembarking from an SH-60F helicopter from the 5th Squadron. The soldier on the left is armed with a Heckler & Koch HK416 assault rifle, recently incorporated into the TEAR.<\/p>\n

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Two SH-60F helicopters from the 5th Squadron<\/strong> flying in a training area near Volos, Greece.<\/p>\n

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Three ST-5 VAMTAC tactical vehicles from the TEAR<\/strong> aboard an LCM-1E landing craft from the Naval Beach Group in the floodable dock of the aircraft carrier \"Juan Carlos I\" L-61.<\/p>\n

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A TEAR ST-5 VAMTAC descending to a beach in Volos, Greece<\/strong>, from a Naval Beach Group LCM-1E landing craft.<\/p>\n

You can see more photos published by NATO JFC Naples here.<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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