Jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa

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Jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa is the highest-ranking military officer in Spain, responsible for advising the government and overseeing the Spanish Armed Forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish military position
military office
appliesToJurisdiction Spanish Armed Forces
appointedBy Council of Ministers of Spain
Government of Spain
linked to: Spanish government
country Spain
fieldOfWork joint operations
military strategy
national defence
hasAbbreviation JEMAD
hasAuthorityOver Chief of Staff of the Spanish Air and Space Force
Chief of Staff of the Spanish Army
Chief of Staff of the Spanish Navy
hasDuty advise the Government of Spain on military matters
advise the Minister of Defence of Spain
coordinate the different branches of the Spanish Armed Forces
implement defence policy directives issued by the Government of Spain
oversee the operational command of the Spanish Armed Forces
plan and conduct joint military operations
hasJurisdictionOver Armada Española
linked to: Spanish Navy

Ejército de Tierra de España
linked to: Spanish Army

Ejército del Aire y del Espacio de España
Unidad Militar de Emergencias
hasResponsibility representation of the Spanish Armed Forces in international military bodies
inception 1984
isPartOf Estado Mayor de la Defensa
Ministerio de Defensa de España
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
legalBasis Royal Decrees regulating the Defence Staff
Spanish Defence Law
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Community of Madrid
Spain
nativeLabel Jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa
nominatedBy Minister of Defence of Spain
officeHolderRank admiral general or equivalent
general of the air or equivalent
general of the army or equivalent
officeType professional military head of the armed forces
positionHeldBy highest-ranking military officer in Spain
replaces Junta de Jefes de Estado Mayor
reportsTo Government of Spain
linked to: Spanish government

Minister of Defence of Spain
residence Madrid
roleIn Spanish Armed Forces
scopeOfAuthority strategic-level command of Spanish Armed Forces
seat Madrid
shortName JEMAD
subordinateTo King of Spain as Captain General of the Armed Forces
Minister of Defence of Spain

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Chief of the Defence Staff of Spain nativeLabel Jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa
Jefe del Estado Mayor del Ejército del Aire y del Espacio subordinado a Jefe de Estado Mayor de la Defensa
linked to: Jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa
Jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa nativeLabel Jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa
JEMAD fullForm Jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa
JEMAD acronymFor Jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa
Standard of the Chief of the Defence Staff of Spain representsOffice Jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa
Estado Mayor de la Defensa subordinateTo Jefe de Estado Mayor de la Defensa
linked to: Jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa
Estado Mayor de la Defensa hasHead Jefe de Estado Mayor de la Defensa
linked to: Jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa
Estado Mayor de la Defensa reportsThrough Jefe de Estado Mayor de la Defensa
linked to: Jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa