Infantería de Marina (Spanish Marine Corps)

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The Infantería de Marina is Spain’s naval infantry force, specializing in amphibious warfare and maritime expeditionary operations as part of the Spanish Armed Forces.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf marine corps
naval infantry force
allegiance Kingdom of Spain
Spanish Crown
belongsTo NATO member state armed forces
commandStructure Spanish Navy General Staff
country Spain
doctrine amphibious operations doctrine
expeditionary warfare doctrine
engagesIn combined operations with allied forces
joint operations
englishName Spanish Marine Corps
garrisonCountry Spain
hasCapability amphibious landings
coastal defense
expeditionary combat operations
humanitarian assistance and disaster relief
maritime security operations
ship-to-shore operations
hasFunction defense of Spanish maritime approaches
projection of Spanish military power from the sea
support to naval operations
isMarineCorpsOf Spain
isOrganizedAs corps-level formation
isSubjectTo Spanish military law
militaryBranch Spanish Navy
nativeName Infantería de Marina
operatesWith Spanish Navy fleet units
other branches of the Spanish Armed Forces
operationalEnvironment coastal areas
littoral zones
maritime domains
partOf Spanish Armed Forces
Spanish Navy
primaryMission amphibious assault operations
expeditionary operations from the sea
protection of naval and maritime interests
role naval infantry
power projection from the sea
secondaryMission force protection for naval units ashore
naval base security
participation in international operations
serviceBranchColor naval blue
specialization amphibious warfare
maritime expeditionary operations
type professional military force
uses Spanish language

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Marines (Spanish Navy) ("Brigada de Infantería de Marina")
Marines (Spanish Navy) ("Agrupación de Infantería de Marina de Madrid")
notableUnit
Infantería de Marina ("Spanish Marine Corps")
englishName
Spanish Navy
hasUnit
Infantería de Marina ("Infantería de Marina")
nativeName

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