“Welcome, Dad” signs, banners with photos of the detachment... The Aragon Brigade is already at home. The third and final rescue team concluded its mission yesterday after six months of work in southern Lebanon.
Upon their arrival this Saturday evening at Zaragoza airport aboard an Air Force plane, the soldiers were received at the foot of the runway. by the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles; the Chief of Defense Staff, Admiral General Teodoro E. López Calderón, as well as, by the Army Chief of Staff, Army General Amador Fernando Enseñat y Berea.
Many family members and friends also came to receive them, showering them with kisses and hugs. With his presence, Robles He wanted to show his gratitude and that of all Spaniards for the tasks accomplished in favor of maintaining peace. in the Blue Line area, the border between Israel and Lebanon, which is currently going through a turbulent situation.
Arrival of the Aragon Brigade in Zaragoza
The Aragon Brigade, recalls the ministry, It began its deployment to Lebanon on May 15 and is under the command of Brigadier General Guillermo García del Barrio Díez, head of the Aragon I Brigade.
The Spanish contingent thus ended its presence and surveillance “without incident” security in the eastern sector of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
Relatives, inside Zaragoza airport.
Ministry of Defense
The BRILIG XLI contingent It is mainly composed of the Aragon I Brigade; staff of the headquarters of the 63rd Regiment of Barcelona; the 4th Regiment of Pavia; the I Headquarters Battalion; the Logistics Group I and the Sapper Battalion I. The Logistics Brigade also collaborated with the personnel of the Logistics Support Group 11, based in Colmenar Viejo (Madrid) and the 11th Cavalry Regiment Spain (Zaragoza).
In addition, a Civil Guard unit supported the Spanish contingent in various tasks, including military police. Soldiers from other countries worked alongside the national contingent, giving BRILIG XLI a multinational character.
Concretely, soldiers from the armies of El Salvador, Brazil and Argentina collaborated and, with Indian, Indonesian, Nepalese and Serbian soldiers, they remained on all positions of the Blue Line, a line marked by the UN of separation between Lebanon and Israel, despite the difficult circumstances in which they had to carry out their work.
The contingent of the Guzmán El Bueno Brigade which now succeeds the Aragon Brigade is composed of approximately 600 soldiers, all under the command of General Fernando Ruiz Gómez. Most of them come from BRI units, Sapper Battalion X and HQ Battalion.
In addition, They will benefit from the support of a logistics unit belonging to AALOG 21 from Seville, and personnel from other Army units, among whom are cited to provide capabilities, the Rgto. of the NBC Defense (Nuclear, Biological and Chemical) “Valencia” 1, the Transmission Regiments 21 and 22, the ROI (Information Operations Regiment) and the AGRUSAN 1 (Health Group), the Armed Forces and the Guard Civilian, joined by soldiers from the armies of Brazil, Serbia and El Salvador.
