page_title: List of marines and naval infantry forces
section_title: Spain
hierarchical_section_title: List of marines and naval infantry forces / Spain
caption_attribution_description: English: Gulf of Oman (May 05, 2004) - The Boarding Team assigned to the Spanish frigate SNS Numancia (F 83) man a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) to board local fishing dhows to conduct searches of each vessel. The multinational Combined Task Force One Five Zero (CTF-150) was established to monitor, inspect, board, and stop suspect shipping to pursue the war on terrorism and includes operations currently taking place in the North Arabia Sea to support Operation Iraqi Freedom. Countries contributing to CTF-150 currently include Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Pakistan, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom and the United States.
context_page_description: Various countries around the world maintain Marines and Naval Infantry military units. Even if only a few nations have the capabilities to launch major amphibious assault operations, most Marines and Naval Infantry forces are able to carry limited amphibious landing, riverine and coastal warfare tasks. The list includes also army units specifically trained to operate as marines or naval infantry forces.
context_section_description: Marine Infantry Force (Fuerza de Infantería de Marina)
  "Ocean Sea" Company of His Majesty the King's Royal Guard Regiment (Compañía "Mar Océano" del  Regimiento de la Guardia Real de Su Majestad el Rey)
  Fleet's Regiment (Tercio de Armada)
  Marine Infantry Brigade (Brigada de Infantería de Marina)
  Headquarters Battalion (Batallón de Cuartel General)
  1st Landing Battalion ( Batallón de Desembarco I)
  2nd Landing Battalion ( Batallón de Desembarco II)
  3rd Mechanized Landing Battalion (Batallón Mecanizado de Desembarco III)
  Landing Artillery Battalion (Grupo de Artillería de Desembarco)
  Combat Support Services Group (Grupo de Apoyo de Servicios de Combate)
  Reconnaissance Unit (Unidad de Reconocimiento)
  Amphibious Mobility Group (Grupo de Movilidad Anfibia) 
  Base Unit (Unidad de Base)
  Protection Force (Fuerza de Protección)
  Northern Regiment (Tercio del Norte)
  Southern Regiment (Tercio del Sur)
  Eastern Regiment (Tercio de Levante)
  Madrid Group (Agrupación de Madrid)
  Canary Island Security Unit (Unidad de Seguridad de Canarias)
  Special Naval War Force (Fuerza de Guerra Naval Especial)
  Marine Infantry School "General Albacete y Fuster" (Escuela de Infantería de Marina "General Albacete y Fuster")
caption: Spanish Marine Infantry boarding team, 2004
exif: {"Image ImageDescription": "040505-N-7586B-236 Gulf of Oman (May 05, 2004) The boarding team from SNS Numancia (F 83) use Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIB) to board local fishing dhows in the area. The multinational Task Force 150, currently under the command of Royal Navy Commodore Tony Rix, is operating in the North Arabia Sea in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Countries contributing to Task Force 150 vary, however currently include Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Pakistan, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom and the United States.  Navy photo by Photographer\u00eds Mate 1st Class Bart Bauer.  \nCleared for public release by Fifth Fleet PAO", "Image Make": "NIKON CORPORATION", "Image Model": "NIKON D1X", "Image Orientation": "Horizontal (normal)", "Image XResolution": "200", "Image YResolution": "200", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image Software": "Adobe Photoshop CS Macintosh", "Image DateTime": "2004:05:13 15:27:02", "Image Artist": "PH1 Bauer, Bart", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Co-sited", "Image ExifOffset": "918", "GPS GPSVersionID": "[2, 0, 0, 0]", "Image GPSInfo": "1356", "Thumbnail Compression": "JPEG (old-style)", "Thumbnail XResolution": "72", "Thumbnail YResolution": "72", "Thumbnail ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormat": "1468", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormatLength": "7550", "EXIF ExposureTime": "1/125", "EXIF FNumber": "19/2", "EXIF ExposureProgram": "Shutter Priority", "EXIF ExifVersion": "0210", "EXIF DateTimeOriginal": "2004:05:05 20:22:13", "EXIF DateTimeDigitized": "2004:05:05 20:22:13", "EXIF ComponentsConfiguration": "YCbCr", "EXIF CompressedBitsPerPixel": "4", "EXIF ExposureBiasValue": "1/3", "EXIF MaxApertureValue": "3", "EXIF MeteringMode": "Pattern", "EXIF FocalLength": "200", "EXIF SubSecTime": "09", "EXIF SubSecTimeOriginal": "09", "EXIF SubSecTimeDigitized": "09", "EXIF FlashPixVersion": "0100", "EXIF ColorSpace": "sRGB", "EXIF ExifImageWidth": "3008", "EXIF ExifImageLength": "1960", "EXIF SensingMethod": "One-chip color area", "EXIF FileSource": "Digital Camera", "EXIF SceneType": "Directly Photographed", "EXIF CVAPattern": "[0, 2, 0, 2, 2, 1, 1, 0]"}