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25/01/2012

Special Operations in the maritime field, "Naval War Special" (DIEEEO08-2012)

Over the last years, Special Operations and the assets this kind of operations entail, have become of great relevance as the most appropriate response armed forces have at hand against new emerging threats. The new combat scenarios have led to transform and adapt these force elements structures.
Within these particular operations, the Spanish Navy offers a unique capability package to conduct them in the maritime and littoral domains: this specialization has been conceptualized under the term “Special Naval Warfare”.
This article describes the reasons that have led the Spanish Navy to design and adopt a specific new force structure, as well as the process followed, to efficiently perform all the potential tasks that could be assigned within the special ops domain.

Author: Adolfo Morales Trueba

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