The Spanish Army Intelligence Center (CIFAS) proposes the deployment of military forces in sensitive facilities such as Asturias airport, La Morgal aerodrome or El Musel port. The measure, which is being assessed by the government, could be carried out this summer and aims to strengthen the fight against jihadism, following the wave of attacks in Europe and the perception of a greater threat to Spain.

Those responsible for the fight against terrorism of the Spanish Civil Guard, but also the professional associations, such as the Union of Civil Guards (UGC), have been repeatedly requesting this measure to the Government, in order to reinforce the current forces. The general secretary of UGC, Ramón Rodríguez Prendes, stated that the soldiers would reinforce the exiguous agents of the Civil Guard. "The current ones are not enough. Also, the presence of the military forces is very dissuasive, and their work would be preventive", he said, "if any arrests were to be made, they would be handled by the civil guard", he pointed out.

The military Intelligence, headed by General Francisco Rosaleny Pardo de Santayana (who in 2010 and 2011 was the head of the "Príncipe" Regiment, based on the "Noval" headquarters in Siero, and with whom he carried out a mission in Afghanistan) has recently joined the jihadist threat monitoring cell, which includes the National Intelligence Center (CNI), the National Police, the Civil Guard, the Mossos and the Ertzaintza. This incorporation is considered as a first step in order that the Army can patrol sensitive facilities, as it already happens in France, Belgium, Italy or now in Great Britain.

Although those responsible for the fight against terrorism consider that the presence of the Army in sensitive facilities could fit into the current terrorist alert level four, the fact is that, on a legal basis, military patrolling is only contemplated on the streets and other public places once the level five alert has been reached. The Government has not considered raising the alert level for the moment.

The presence of the army would be a further step in the fight against jihadism. For months, it has been possible to see the agents of the National Police or the Civil Guard patrolling the streets with war weapons, namely the HK G36 rifle. In Asturias, although the agents have these weapons, they are kept in vehicles, as it is considered inappropriate to exhibit them. In regions such as Galicia, local police are being trained to act in the event of an attack.