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Ceremony at NATO
command near Madrid
A Foundation Stone ceremony was held at the NATO Joint Sub-Regional Command
South West, in Pozuelo de Alarcón near Madrid on 17 April, marking
the establishment of new facilities for this headquarters in Spain.
The ceremony was attended by Admiral Gregory Johnson, Commander-in Chief
of Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINSOUTH), under whose command JSRC
Madrid operates and the commander of JSRC Madrid, Lieutenant General Juan
Narro Romero from the Spanish Army. The Spanish Chief of Defence Staff,
Admiral Antonio Moreno Barberá, also attended the ceremony and
stated that this command would help to integrate the Spanish armed forces
in the military structure of the Alliance. The facilities are expected
to be completed by the end of 2005

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