The Defence Staff ( es, link=no, Estado Mayor de la Defensa, EMAD), based in
Madrid, is an organ of the
Ministry of Defence
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that operates as an auxiliary to the
Chief of the Defense Staff (JEMAD) within the organic structure of the
Spanish Armed Forces
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and in a military hierarchical position of dependence on the former.
Functions
The EMAD is regulated by the Organic Law 5/2005, of 17 November 2005, on the National Defence, the Royal Decree 1551/2004 and the Order of Defence 1076/2005. Its objectives are to support the Chief of Staff, develop military strategy and design military operations. These are basic organs of the Defence Staff:
* The
Joint Defence Staff.
* The Operations Command.
* The
Spanish Armed Forces Intelligence Center
* The
Joint Cyberspace Command
The Joint Cyberspace Command (MCCE), known until 2020 as Joint Cyber-Defence Command (MCCD), is a Spanish cyberspace service of the Defence Staff responsible for planning and carrying out he actions related to cyber defence in networks and infor ...
.
* The General Headquarters of the Defence Staff.
** The Permanent Secretariat of the Council of Chiefs of Staff.
** The Secretariat of the Chief of Defence Staff.
** The Head of Economic Affairs.
** The Human Resources Headquarters.
** The Security and Services Headquarters.
* Permanent operating organizations.
** The Maritime Security and Surveillance Command.
** The Defence Command and Air Operations.
** The
Military Emergencies Unit.
* Spanish military bodies related to international or multinational organizations.
[ El CESEDEN depende funcionalmente de la Subsecretaría de Defensa y de la Secretaría General de Política de Defens]
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. CESEDEN - Centro Superior de Estudios de la Defensa Nacional. Consultado el 23 de diciembre de 2016
The aims of the EMAD are the assistance to the
Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence, the command of the military structure, the direction of the military operations, the planning and joint action of the Spanish Armed Forces and multinational actions, as well as the coordination of the Chiefs of Staff of the
Army, the
Navy and the
Air Force.
See also
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Chief of the Defence Staff (Spain)
The Chief of the Defence Staff ( es, link=no, Jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa, JEMAD) is the highest-ranking military officer in the Spanish Armed Forces and is the principal military advisor to the Prime Minister, the Minister of Defence, ...
*
Spanish Armed Forces
The Spanish Armed Forces are in charge of guaranteeing the sovereignty and independence of the Kingdom of Spain, defending its territorial integrity and the constitutional order, according to the functions entrusted to them by the Constitution o ...
*
Board of Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Board of Joint Chiefs of Staff ( es, link=no, Junta de Jefes de Estado Mayor, JUJEM) was the highest joint military command body of the Spanish Armed Forces that operated between 1977 and 2005. The Board, subject to the political dependence ...
References
Defence Staff Ministry of Defence.
*Organic Law 5/2005, of 17 November 2005, on the National Defence
*Royal Decree 1551/2004, of 25 June 2004, on basic organic structure of the Ministry of Defence.
*Order of Defence 1076/2005, of 19 April 2005, by which the structure of the Defence Staff.
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