19th Special Operations Group "Maderal Oleaga"

Spanish special operations group thumb|170px|Coat of arms of the 19th Special Operations Group The 19th Special Operations Group "Caballero Legionario Maderal Oleaga" (Spanish:Grupo de Operaciones Especiales "Caballero Legionario Maderal Oleaga" XIX), GOE XIX, is one of the three currently existing Special Operations Groups and so is subordinated to the Special Operations Command. It was the former Special Forces unit of the Spanish Legion and was known as Bandera de Operaciones Especiales de la Legión (Legion Special Operations Bandera (battalion)), BOEL. The members of this unit received training in: SCUBA/Maritime Warfare Arctic and Mountain Warfare Sabotage and Demolitions Parachute and HALO techniques Long Range Reconnaissance Counter-terrorism and CQB Vehicle insertion Sniping SERE (Survival, Escape, Resistance and Evasion) In 2002 the BOEL was renamed Grupo de Operaciones Especiales "Caballero Legionario Maderal Oleaga" XIX and was moved to Alicante as unit of the Special Operations Command of the Spanish Army. GOE XIX currently accepts applicants from other light infantry units and no longer forms part of the Legion.http://www.ejercito.mde.es/unidades/Alicante/cg_moe/Historial/index.html_1910061521.html Grupo de Operaciones Especiales "Maderal Oleaga XIX" www.ejercito.mde.es Spanish Army August 4, 2013 See also Special Operations Groups of the Spanish Army Special Operations Command of the Spanish Army Spanish Legion References Category:Special forces of Spain