First deployed in May 2018, a Spanish Army helicopter unit with AS532 Cougar and CH-47D Chinook deployed to Iraq for Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) embedded on an American Brigade at Camp Taji. On August 2020 moved to Al-Asad
08-Dec-20 - Spain has moved the helicopter unit deployed to Iraq to a new base at Al-Asad air base to continue to provide service within the framework of Operation Inherent Resolve in the fight against DAESH #Toro
26-Dec-18 - Second contingent of Spanish Army Aviation arrived to Iraq to assume Chinook and Cougar operations embedded on US Army 35th CAB. Deployed last May, they completed 150 missions, flew 700 hours, carried more than 5,100 passengers and over 350,000 pounds ~ 160.000 kg of cargo #TaskForceToro
30-May-18 - Spanish assault ship Juan Carlos I (L-61) arrived to Kuwait with Army Chinook and Cougar Helicopters and were received by the US Army 449th Combat Aviation Brigade at Camp Buehring #deployment
29-Apr-18 - FAMET Chinook and Cougar helicopter unit taking part in Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq. “Task Force Toro” is led by a woman, Comandante Gala Gallego
20-Mar-18 - Spanish Army special forces took part of Exercise Halcon (Hawk) in preparation to their next deployment to Iraq as part of the Inherent Resolve Operation
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