Inside this base, the 32 Regiment of Electronic War is located there[8][9] since 1996, when it merged with the Regiment of the same name 22.[10]
El Copero also counts with the Bhelma-IV brigade, a helicopter batallion, which has existed continuosly since 1979.[11]
History
In the year 2000, a helicopter accident caused by the Bhelma-IV brigade, which is located there, when it was transporting an injured man from another military base in Ceuta. There were no survivors.[12]
In consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, 25 soldiers received special training to control the health situation in the base.[13] In 2023, around 20 ucranian soldiers received special training in the base, with a 80 hours a week program for two weeks.[14]
Awards
In 2020, the base was awarded the Sistema de Acuartelamiento del Éjercito de Tierra[15]. This award made it the best military base in Spain of 2020.[16]
Visits by public figures
In 2002, the King of SpainJuan Carlos I visited the military base.[17] Fifteen years after his father, in 2018, the current King of Spain Felipe VI went to see the installations.[18]
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