A battalion of helicopters of the command of the Canaries of the Army, the units of the General Commandery of Ceuta in their investigative and training areas and the anti -aircraft artillery group of the mixed artillery regiment 30 (Ramix 30) led military exercises to Ceuta. These exercises aim to improve operational capacities, both in terms of tactics, techniques and procedures during aeromobile operations.
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These activities also allow the Spanish armed forces to maintain a high level of preparation. The deployment of helicopters and the execution of military maneuvers in areas close to the Moroccan border “send a clear deterrent message and strengthen the posture of defense of Spain in its territories of North Africa”, it is believed. CEUTA geopolitical situation requires. It is a city whose sovereignty is claimed by Morocco.
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These military exercises are part of the annual preparation program used to increase the operational capacities of the army units in Ceuta, Melilla, in the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands, but also of the operations of presence, surveillance and deterrence that the army leads permanently to Ceuta and Melilla.
