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The Centre is placed close to the town of Hoyo de Manzanares, province of Madrid, in a protected area considered to be of exceptional beauty and recognized as one of the World's Biosphere Reserves. It will count on 59 people in total, where Spain, as framework nation, contributes not only with a long experience in the fight against terrorism, but with fifty percent of the total manning. The vision of the COE plans to use a Comprehensive Approach to face up the challenge, with the support of not only military personnel, but also the contribution from law enforcement and civilians from research & technology industry. The synergy of all these elements will contribute to the identification of terrorist / insurgent networks.