Spanish Army Airmobile Force

Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra. Spanish Army Airmobile Force
Seal 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 Battalion #1 -Almagro 2
Motto(s)	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
Patrol	Eurocopter Cougar
Reconnaissance	Eurocopter Cougar, Bell 212
Trainer	Eurocopter EC 135
Transport	Eurocopter Super Puma, Eurocopter Cougar, CH-47 Chinook, UH-1H

Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra - Spanish Army Airmobile Force

An Independent Army Aviation force was formed in 1965 as Aviacion Ligera del Ejercito 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)

Template:Standard table |- ! style= "background:#cccccc;" colspan=4; | Almagro (LEAO) |----- ! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Batallón
(Battalion) ! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Aircraft Type ! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Codes ! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Badge |----- ! style="text-align: center;| BHELA I || BO-105
UH-1H || HA.15
HU.10 || |}

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

Template:Standard table |- ! style= "background:#cccccc;" colspan=4; | Valencia/Betera (LEBT) |----- ! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Batallón
(Battalion) ! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Aircraft Type ! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Codes ! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Badge |----- ! style="text-align: center;| BHELMA II || Eurocopter Cougar || HU.21L || |}

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

Template:Standard table |- ! style= "background:#cccccc;" colspan=4; | Agoncillo/Logroño (LELO) |----- ! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Batallón
(Battalion) ! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Aircraft Type ! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Codes ! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Badge |----- ! style="text-align: center;| BHELMA III || UH-1H
Eurocopter Super Puma || HU.10
HT.21 || |}

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

Template:Standard table |- ! style= "background:#cccccc;" colspan=4; | Sevilla/El Copero (LEEC) |----- ! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Batallón
(Battalion) ! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Aircraft Type ! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Codes ! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Badge |----- ! style="text-align: center;| 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

Template:Standard table |- ! style= "background:#cccccc;" colspan=4; | Colmenar Viejo (LECV) |----- ! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Batallón
(Battalion) ! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Aircraft Type ! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Codes ! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Badge |----- ! style="text-align: center;| BHELTRA V || CH-47 Chinook || HT.17|| |----- ! style="text-align: center;| BTRANS || UH-1H || HU.10 || |----- ! style="text-align: center;| CEFAMET || Eurocopter EC 135 || HE.26 || File:Cefamet.gif |----- ! style="text-align: center;| PCMHEL || Eurocopter Super Puma || HT.21 || File:Pchmel.gif |}

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

Template:Standard table |- ! style= "background:#cccccc;" colspan=4; | Los Rodeos - Tenerife |----- ! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Batallón
(Battalion) ! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Aircraft Type ! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Codes ! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Badge |----- ! style="text-align: center;| BHELMA VI || Bell 212 || HU.18 || |}

Helicopters

Eurocopter AS332B1 Super Puma helicopter

• Augusta-Bell 212 - Transport Helicopter (Spanish designation HU.18)
• Bell UH-1H Iroquois - Transport Helicopter (Spanish designation HU.10)
• Boeing CH-47D Chinook - Heavy Transport (Spanish designation HT.17)
• Bölkov BO-105 - Attack Helicopter (Spanish designation HA.15)
• Eurocopter AS332B1 Super Puma - Transport Helicopter (Spanish designation HU.21)
• Eurocopter AS532UL Cougar - Transport Helicopter (Spanish designation HU.21L)
• Eurocopter EC-135T-2 - Training Helicopter(Spanish Designation HE.26)

On Order

• NH Industries NH90 - Tactical Transport (48)
• Eurocopter Tigre - Attack Helicopter (24)

See also

• Spanish Army
• Spanish Armed Forces

External links

• FAMET Home Page official site Template:Es icon
• Colmenar Viejo Base - LECV
• Home page of the Spanish Land Army