EUROPE
Smiling family on carpet in living room posing for the camera

Smiling family on carpet in living room posing for the camera (wavebreakmediamicro (123RF))

Morón AB is a small Air Force base situated southeast of Seville, Spain.

Orientation

Upon arrival to Morón you will attend a Right Start newcomers orientation at “The Spot.” All active duty and dependents (including children) are encouraged to come. The first day involves a tour of the base and an introduction to base agencies. The optional second day involves a historical and cultural tour of the area.

Force Support

Bldg. 319

For details about base activities and to read the monthly “Morón living” magazine, visit moronforcesupport.com

Housing

Unaccompanied personnel ranked E-4 with under three years of service will be assigned a room in the dorms.

Accompanied personnel may choose to live on or off base. There are a small number of standalone homes available on base with a short walk to the school. Most people live off base and you can search www.homes.mil for available rentals. The housing office will assist you with finding a home, setting up utilities, answering banking questions, delivering loaner furniture and appliances and translation services.

Military Family Readiness Center (MFRC)

Bldg. 106

The MFRC has kitchen kits available to borrow, and helps organize trips, volunteer opportunities, and local cultural programs.

Library Rec Center

Bldg. 320 | The library has meetups and clubs throughout the week.

NEXMART

Bldg. 107 | Let the NEXMART know if you have any specific stocking requests.

Post Office

Bldg. 106 | Open Monday–Friday, 9 a.m to 5 p.m.

Key Spouse Program

Key spouses help run Morón’s volunteer program, What’s App community groups, and can help you figure out how to use your skills in this small community.

School Liaison Officer (SLO)

Bldg. 106

Morón does not have child or youth programs, however, the SLO supplies community families with a seasonal package that includes local Spanish activities with sign up information. The SLO helps parents find and enroll young kids in local Spanish daycare. In addition, the SLO can help your family make the best choice of schooling while stationed at Morón.

There is no high school at Morón. High school students can ride a bus to Rota High School (90 minutes each way), attend a local Spanish public school, homeschool, or pay for private schooling.

Seville Elementary Middle School

Bldg. 314

With roughly 30 students in grades K-8, the school is one of the smallest DoDEA schools in the world. The school offers students a great opportunity for individualized education that can help close educational gaps.

Medical

There is a small clinic available for active-duty only. All personnel and their dependents will be using TRICARE Overseas Program (TOP) for health insurance purposes, enabling them to see local Spanish providers.

  • The Viamed Hospital Santa Angela de la Cruz has English translators on staff at the hospital.

  • The Naval Hospital at Rota is roughly 90 minutes away.

author picture
Tamala Malerk is a writer and editor with Stars and Stripes Europe. She has been with SSE since April 2022 writing articles all about travel, lifestyle, community news, military life and more. In May 2022, she earned her Ph.D. in History and promises it is much more relevant to this job than one might think.

The best stories from EUROPE, in your inbox

Sign up to receive travel tips, local event details, restaurant reviews, recipes, community news, and more every week from Stripes Europe.

Sign Up Now