Units stage their equipment for Exercise Valiant Lynx 2018 .
Component Command where two Army Corps where deployed . The Multi-National Corps-Northeast HQ ( MNC-NE ) was the collateral Corps in charge of the West Area of the theatre . NFIU EST also played an essential role not only in the execution but also in the planning process , facilitating the Host Nation logistic support . Finally , NRDC-ESP affiliated units the Greek 34th Mechanized Brigade and the Portuguese 1st Mechanized Brigade participated playing the role of Corps Units . Their participation contributed to improve the interoperability
Command Post in Chinchilla , Spain , during Exercise Valiant Lynx 2018 . and provided an excellent oportunity to refine the NATO procedures . VL18 has also served to test the Spanish Army ' s tactical command and control system by aligning the three levels of command of the Spanish Army- Army Corps , Division and Brigade- in one single exercise . Connectivity among the different units was achieved by deploying a Communication and Information System provided by the Spanish Signal Command ( MATRANS in Spanish ). Furthermore , an internal evaluation was carried out by the Spanish
VALIANT LYNX 18 counted on a robust participation with different types of units and organizations , both Spanish and multinational ones .
Training & Indoctrination Command ( known by its Spanish acronym , MADOC ).
The LIVEX saw the deployment of the “ Guadarrama XII ” Armored Brigade in San Gregorio Training Area , equipped with Leopard 2E tanks and Pizarro infantry combat vehicles , as well as different assets from the Spanish Army Aviation Unit and the Spanish Air Force .
For NRDC-ESP Headquarters , VL18 has been the culminating event in a series of events to train the Headquarters in its Corps role prior to starting the preparation for its role as Joint Task Force Headquarters ( JTF HQ ) after Summer 2018 .
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