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The Minister of Defense Margarita Robles has traveled to Salamanca to visit the headquarters of the Army Engineers Command and thank the staff for their dedication and involvement in the Balmis operation.I want to thank them for all the work they have done and that like the rest of the Armed Forces they have been very generous being on the front line helping people and being present in any situation Robles has told them .The minister recalled that Spain owes a debt of gratitude to its Armed Forces for all the work they have done in the Balmis operation without asking for anything in return and with the utmost generosity.In the event that the evolution of the pandemic worsens Robles has insisted that the Army is prepared to face any event and if necessary could act within 24 hours and in any circumstance that may arise.The important thing now is that everyone is aware that the virus is still there and that precautions must be taken he warned to deny that a new confinement is being considered in the current scenario.Robles has been received by the head of the unit Brigadier General Juan Manuel Broncano who has provided him with the details of his latest activities.The Engineers Command is a specially qualified unit with a high castrating capacity for the construction or rehabilitation of military camps and bases hospital facilities and refugee camps. Hence their degree of involvement in the operation to mitigate the impact of the pandemic throughout the Spanish territory.According to General Broncano 276 missions were carried out among which the assembly and maintenance of various hospital support facilities such as IFEMA and the Gregorio Maran hospital in Madrid Segovia Sabadell and the FIRA in Barcelona and the Tamames Health Center Salamanca as well as support for the maintenance of facilities at the Hospital Central de la Defensa Gmez Ulla.Its actions focused on 14 provinces of six autonomous communities in which a total of 1232 men and women participated who carried out rotations with a total of 3353 troops.Broncano has also highlighted that the Engineers Command is participating in the development of the ATILA project led by the Army for the decontamination with ultraviolet germicidal light installed in a remote-controlled explosives deactivation robot. Decontamination has been carried out with this equipment in the provinces of Zaragoza and Valencia.Next the Minister went through the exhibition in which she was presented with the material used by the unit in its operations and subsequently held a relaxed meeting with a reduced representation of the staff in which she related her experience in the assembly of hospitals in disinfection tasks or in the laying of bridges during the alarm state.Finally he has signed the units honor book in which he has shown his gratitude his gratitude and has praised the work done by the members of the unit.In his writing Robles has stressed that with the greatest of vocations professionalism dedication and above all great humanity they are one of our best ambassadors throughout the world and throughout Spain in the most difficult moments and with performances of all kinds .And he concluded by underlining that with his work they have written a golden page indelible for our Armed Forces.During the visit the minister was accompanied by the Secretary of State for Defense Esperanza Casteleiro.
