in the Army, Navy and Air and Space Force. The Spanish Constitution of 1978 states in article 62(h) that the King of Spain shall have "supreme command of the Armed Forces"; however under article 64, all official acts of the King must be countersigned by the President of the Government (or other competent minister) to become valid. The President of the Government (also known as Prime Minister in English translations), as the head of government, is responsible under article 97 for "domestic and foreign policy, civil and military administration and the defense of the State", and thus bears the ultimate responsibility before the Cortes Generales, and the Spanish electorate. The Minister of defense is in charge of running the Ministry of defense, which carries out the day-to-day administration of the forces. The President of the Government and the Minister of defense are civilians. No provision in the Constitution requires the Government to seek approval from the Cortes Generales before sending the armed forces abroad. The Chief of the Defense Staff directs the Defense Staff and is the senior military advisor to the Minister and the Government. The military leadership of the three military services are: the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Staff of the Air and Space Force and the Chief of Staff of the Navy. The structure, and incumbents , are: Commander in Chief: Capitán General of the Armed Forces the King of Spain, Felipe VI. President of the Government: The President Pedro Sánchez. Minister of Defence: Margarita Robles. Chief of the defense Staff: Admiral General Teodoro E. López Calderón. The Chiefs of Staff of the branches: Chief of Staff of the Army: Army General Amador Fernando Enseñat y Berea. Chief of Staff of the Navy: Admiral General Antonio Martorell Lacave. Chief of Staff of the Air and Space Force: Air and Space General Javier Salto Martínez-Avial. Branches The Spanish armed forces are a professional force with a strength in 2017 of 121,900 active personnel and 4,770 reserve personnel. The country also has the 77,000 strong Civil Guard which comes under the control of the Ministry of defense in times of a national emergency. The Spanish defense budget is 5.71 billion euros (US$7.2 billion) a 1% increase for 2015. The increase comes because of security concerns in the country. Army Annex: Materials of the Spanish Army (Spanish wiki) The Spanish Army consists of 15 active