Spanish Army Airmobile Force

Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra. Spanish Army Airmobile Force
Coat of arms of the FAMET
Active	1965-present
Country	Spain
Branch	Spanish Army
Type	Army aviation branch
Role	Battlefield support and reconnaissance
Size	5 battalions
Garrison/HQ	HQ - Colmenar Viejo - Madrid Bétera (Valencia), Agoncillo (La Rioja) (La Rioja), Almagro (Ciudad Real), Dos Hermanas (Sevilla), San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Santa Cruz de Tenerife), Detachment in Melilla.
Motto	Sicut in coelo et in terra As well in the sky as in the ground
Engagements	Ifni War (1957)
Insignia
Roundel
Fin Flash
Aircraft flown
Attack	BO-105, UH-1H, Tigre
Patrol	Eurocopter Cougar
Reconnaissance	Eurocopter Cougar, Bell 212
Trainer	Eurocopter EC 135
Transport	Eurocopter Super Puma, Eurocopter Cougar, CH-47 Chinook, UH-1H

Spanish Eurocopter Tigre at Paris Air Show 2007

Spanish CH-47D Chinook with the new color scheme during an Special Operations exhibition in Santander

The Spanish Army Airmobile Forces (Spanish: Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra, FAMET)

An Independent Army Aviation force was formed in 1965 as Aviación Ligera del Ejército de Tierra and renamed FAMET in 1973.

Organization

• Headquarter (Colmenar Viejo - Madrid)
• Melilla Permanent Detachment -- (Melilla)

Order of Battle

• Attack Helicopter Battalion #1 -- BHELA I (Almagro - Ciudad Real)

Almagro (LEAO)
Batallón (Battalion)	Aircraft Type	Codes	Badge
BHELA I	BO-105 UH-1H	HA.15 HU.10

• Maneuver Helicopter Battalion # 2 -- BHELMA II (Bétera - Valencia)

Valencia/Betera (LEBT)
Batallón (Battalion)	Aircraft Type	Codes	Badge
BHELMA II	Eurocopter Cougar	HU.21L

• Maneuver Helicopter Battalion # 3 -- BHELMA III (Agoncillo - Logroño)

Agoncillo/Logroño (LELO)
Batallón (Battalion)	Aircraft Type	Codes	Badge
BHELMA III	UH-1H Eurocopter Super Puma	HU.10 HT.21

• Maneuver Helicopter Battalion # 4 -- BHELMA IV (El Copero - Sevilla)

Sevilla/El Copero (LEEC)
Batallón (Battalion)	Aircraft Type	Codes	Badge
BHELMA IV	Eurocopter Super Puma	HT.21

• Transport Helicopter Battalion # 5 -- BHELTRA V (Colmenar Viejo - Madrid)
• FAMET Transmission Battalion -- BTRANS (Colmenar Viejo - Madrid)
• FAMET Logistic Support Unit -- ULOG (Colmenar Viejo - Madrid)
• Helicopter Maintenance Center -- PCMHEL (Colmenar Viejo - Madrid)
• FAMET Training Center -- CEFAMET (Colmenar Viejo - Madrid)
• Quarter service unit of "Coronel Maté" Base -- USBA "Coronel Maté" (Colmenar Viejo - Madrid)

CH-47 Chinook helicopter

Colmenar Viejo (LECV)
Batallón (Battalion)	Aircraft Type	Codes	Badge
BHELTRA V	CH-47 Chinook	HT.17
BTRANS	UH-1H	HU.10
CEFAMET	Eurocopter EC 135	HE.26
PCMHEL	Eurocopter Super Puma	HT.21

• Maneuver Helicopter Battalion # 6 -- BHELMA VI (Los Rodeos - Tenerife)

Los Rodeos - Tenerife
Batallón (Battalion)	Aircraft Type	Codes	Badge
BHELMA VI	Agusta-Bell 212	HU.18

Helicopters

Eurocopter AS332B1 Super Puma helicopter

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	In service	Notes
Agusta-Bell 212	USA	Transport helicopter		6	Spanish designation HU.18
Bell UH-1H Iroquois	USA	Transport helicopter		31	Spanish designation HU.10
Boeing CH-47D Chinook	USA	Heavy transport helicopter		17	Spanish designation HT.17
Bölkov BO-105	Germany	Light attack helicopter		28	Spanish designation HA.15
Eurocopter AS332B1 Super Puma	European Union	Transport helicopter		16	Spanish designation HU.21
Eurocopter AS532UL Cougar	European Union	Transport helicopter		14	Spanish designation HU.21L
Eurocopter EC-135T-2	European Union	training helicopter		50	Spanish Designation HE.26
Eurocopter Tigre	European Union	Heavy attack helicopter		6	18 On order
NH 90	European Union	Transport helicopter		50	On order

See also

• Spanish Army
• Spanish Armed Forces

External links

• FAMET Home Page official site (Spanish)
• Colmenar Viejo Base - LECV
• Home page of the Spanish Land Army