Military Emergencies Unit

Emergency Military Unit
Unidad Militar de Emergencias
Founded	October 7, 2005; 18 years ago (2005-10-07)
Country	Spain
Role	Emergency management
Size	3,987 (2008)
Part of	Spanish Armed Forces
Headquarters	Torrejón Air Base
Motto(s)	Perseverando para servir (Persevering to serve)
Colors	Yellow
March	"Himno UME"
Anniversaries	October 7
Website	www.mde.es/ume
Commanders
Commander in Chief	King Felipe VI
Unit Commander	Lt General Luis Manuel Martínez Meijide
Insignia
Guidon
Aircraft flown
Bomber	Canadair CL-215
Utility helicopter	Eurocopter EC135
Transport	Eurocopter AS532 Cougar

The Emergency Military Unit (Spanish: Unidad Militar de Emergencias, UME; IPA: [uniˈðað miliˈtaɾ ðe emeɾˈxenθjas]) is a branch of the Spanish Armed Forces responsible for providing disaster relief throughout Spain mainly, and abroad if required. It is the newest branch of the Spanish Armed Forces.