Editing Ceuta (section)

== Defence and Civil Guard ==

The defence of the enclave is the responsibility of the [[Spanish Armed Forces]]' General Command of Ceuta (COMGECEU).<ref name="Contenido - Army">{{Cite web|title=Comandancia General de Ceuta|url=https://ejercito.defensa.gob.es/en/unidades/Ceuta/comge_ceuta/Organizacion/index.html|access-date=2023-01-14|website=Spanish Ministry of Defence | language=es}}</ref> The [[Spanish Army]]'s combat components of the command include:

* [[Regulares|54th ''Regulares'' Infantry Regiment]] based in ''González Tablas'' barracks;
* [[Tercio "Duque de Alba" No. 2 of the Legion|2nd Tercio ''Duke of Alba'' Regiment]] of the [[Spanish Legion]] based in the Seraglio-Recarga cantonment;
* 3rd "Montesa" Cavalry Regiment (RC-3) located in the ''Colonel Galindo'' barracks and equipped with [[Leopard 2|Leopard 2 main battle tanks]] and [[ASCOD|Pizarro infantry fighting vehicles]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-07-19|title=Los ceutíes conocen las unidades acorazadas de 'Montesa nº3'|url=https://elfarodeceuta.es/jornada-puertas-abiertas-ceuties-unidades-acorazadas-montesa/|access-date=2023-01-14|website=El Faro de Ceuta|language=es}}</ref>
* 30th Mixed Artillery Regiment, one group equipped with [[Santa Bárbara Sistemas 155/52|155/52mm towed howitzers]] and the other with [[Mistral (missile)|Mistral short-range SAMs]] and [[Oerlikon GDF|35/90 SKYDOR/35/90 GDF-007 anti-aircraft guns]] fulfilling an air defence role;<ref>{{Cite web|title=Regimiento De Artilleria Mixto Nº30|url=https://ejercito.defensa.gob.es/en/unidades/Ceuta/ramix30/Historial/index.html|access-date=2023-01-14|website=Spanish Ministry of Defence | language=es}}{{pb}}{{Cite web|title=Contenido - Army|url=https://ejercito.defensa.gob.es/en/unidades/Ceuta/ramix30/Organizacion/index.html|access-date=2023-01-14|website=Spanish Ministry of Defence | language=es}}</ref> and
* 7th Engineer Regiment

The command also includes its headquarters battalion as well as logistics elements.<ref name="Contenido - Army"/>

In 2023, the [[Spanish Navy]] replaced the ''Aresa''-class patrol boat ''P-114'' in the territory with the ''Rodman''-class patrol boat ''Isla de León''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=El nuevo patrullero de la Armada Española que vigilará Ceuta y el Estrecho de Gibraltar|url=https://www.outono.net/elentir/2023/02/01/el-nuevo-patrullero-de-la-armada-espanola-que-vigilara-ceuta-y-el-estrecho-de-gibraltar/|website=Defensa Aviacion}}{{pb}}{{Cite web|title=Patrol Boat P-114|url=https://armada.defensa.gob.es/ArmadaPortal/page/Portal/ArmadaEspannola/buquessuperficie/prefLang-en/08patrulleros--07patrulleros-vigilancia-costera--02patrullero-vigilancia-costera-p-114|date=2020|website=Armada Española|access-date=28 August 2023|archive-date=26 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226071423/https://armada.defensa.gob.es/ArmadaPortal/page/Portal/ArmadaEspannola/buquessuperficie/prefLang-en/08patrulleros--07patrulleros-vigilancia-costera--02patrullero-vigilancia-costera-p-114|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>

Ceuta itself is only {{cvt|113|km}} distant from the main Spanish naval base at [[Naval Station Rota|Rota]] on the Spanish mainland. The [[Spanish Air Force]]'s [[Morón Air Base]] is also within {{cvt|135|km}} proximity.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

The [[Civil Guard (Spain)|Civil Guard]] is responsible for border security and protects both the territory's [[Ceuta border fence|fortified land border]] as well as its maritime approaches against frequent, and sometimes significant, migrant incursions.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-05-18|title=Ceuta: Spain sends troops as 8,000 migrants enter enclave|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57156320|access-date=2023-01-14}}{{pb}}{{Cite web|last=Guerraoui|first=Saad|date=2021-06-12|title=Spanish report warns of Morocco's 'hybrid strategies' to annex Ceuta, Melilla|url=https://middle-east-online.com/en/spanish-report-warns-morocco%25E2%2580%2599s-%25E2%2580%2598hybrid-strategies%25E2%2580%2599-annex-ceuta-melilla|access-date=2023-01-14|website=Middle East Online|language=en}}</ref>