15 WING MISSIONS 1948 – 2021
1950s
Country or place Type of event
Date / Period Deployment / Achievement 15th Wing
• NETHERLANDS Floods
1953 C-119 and Sikorski
Rescue and food transport
• MOROCCO – AGADIR Earthquake
1960 DC-6
Transport tents and blankets
• CONGO Independence Rebellion
June to August 1960 Humanitarian Armed Intervention
LULUABURG – ELISABETH CITY All transport aircraft 15th Wing plus
JADOT CITY – MATADI – LEOPOLD CITY SABENA (B-707 – DC-10)
• RUANDA – URUNDI Maintaining order in tribal disputes in anticipation of 1959-1962 independence
C-119, DC-3, DC-6
Operation “Antiloop” – Bet 1,3,4 and 6 Bn Paras
1960s
• CONGO – STANLEYSTAD Rebellion: Operation “Red Dragon”
November´–December 1964 • STANLEYSTAD, PAULIS “Black Dragon”
5 USAF C-130 – Evac Belgians by DC-6 and SABENA
• ITALY (PISA) Flood Pô-vlakte
Nov ’66 – January ’67 10 X C-119
Food and tents
• INDIA (MADRAS) Famine
Nov 6 ’67 1 X DC-6; (7 tons of food)
• EGYPT and JORDAN Refugee war Middle East
October ’67 2 X DC-6 (tents and food)
• NIGERIA Civil War – Secession Biafra
’68 – ’69 DC-6; C-119 (food and medicines)
• INDIA (MADRAS) Famine
1969 DC-6 (food aid)
1970s
• TUNISIA Flood
(December ’69 – January ’70) C-119 (tents and food)
• EAST PAKISTAN (DACCA) Typhoon in Gulf of Bengal
November 18, 1970 – March 15, 1971 4 X DC-6 (Be R.K. and ABL)
Tents and medical aid (field hospital)
• INDIA (CALCUTTA) Famine due to war with Pakistan for liberation
February 18 ’71 East Pakistan
1 X DC-6 (7 tons of food)
• UPPER VOLTA (OUAGADOUGOU) Famine
June 25 ’71 1 X DC-6 (Food)
• AFGHANISTAN (KABUL) Evacuation of Belgians from India (India-Pakistan war)
Dec 13 ’71 1 X DC-6
• SAHEL (NIGER, UPPER VOLTA, CHAD, MALI Drought Famine
1973 (May-September) Up to 6 C-130 simultaneously on site for 3 weeks
4,000 tons of food on behalf of the EEC
• FRANCE (GRENOBLE) Belgian bus accident – Repatriation of victims
June ’73 2 X S C-130 + 2 X DC-6
• SAHEL Famine due to drought
1974 (3 months) 23 X C-130 (Mostly return flights Belgium) – 1200 tons
• TUNISIA (TUNIS – MONASTIR) Technical assistance ABOS
July–October ’74 5 X C-130 – 87 tons of equipment
• SUDAN Famine
October 8 – 18 ‘74 2 X C-130; 270 tons of food
• HONDURAS (SAN PEDRO DE SULA) Hurricane (7,500 dead)
October 1–6 ‘74 2 X C-130 – 30 tons of food
• ANGOLA (LUANDA) Uprising – Evacuation to Lisbon
October 15 – 20 ’75 2 X C-130 – 30 tons of relief supplies;
450 Portuguese refugees Luanda – Lisbon
• GUATEMALA Earthquake
February 12 – March 3 ’76 1 X C-130 (22 flights) 200 tons of food
• NIGER (MARADI) Technical Assistance ABOS
July–November ’76 3X C-130 – 53 tons of equipment
• ITALY (RIVOLTO) Earthquake
May 15 – 18 ’76 6 X C-130 – Food, Drugs
• ALGERIA (SIDI AHMED) Technical Assistance ABOS
October – December’76 3 X C-130 (equipment)
January – June ’77 5 X C-130 (equipment)
• TUNISIA (MONASTIR) Technical assistance ABOS
1977 3 X C-130 – 37 tons of equipment
• ROMANIA Earthquake
1977 1 X C-130 – Medical Aid BE Red Cross
• MOROCCO (CASABLANCA) Technical Assistance ABOS
September ’77 – March ’78 4 X C-130 – 59 tons equipment
• MALI Famine
May 4 – 24 ’78 3 X C-130 – 750 tons of food (transfer and TPT on site)
• SPAIN (VALENCIA) Accident at Los Alfaques campsite–Repatriation of victims
July 13 – 20’78 2 X C-130
• SUDAN Famine
August 2–September 2, 78 1 X C-130 – Distribution 750 tons of food for ABOS
• ZAÏRE (KOLWEZI) Operation “RED BEAN” – Evacuation 2,500 Europeans
May 18 – July ’78 Transport 1,300 paratroopers
9 X C-130; 2 X B-727; SABENA
• IRAN (TEHRAN) Revolution – Evacuation personnel BENELUX
December 31 ’78 – January 4 ’79 1 X C-130; 42 BE and NL refugees
• SRI LANKA (COLOMBO) Tornado (1,500 dead)
March 13–March 18’79 1 X C-130 – 19 tons of medical equipment ABOS
• ZAÏRE (KITONA) Operation “Green Apple” – military presence
February 12 – March 30 ’79 Variable C-130 and B-727 (128 flights)
1980s
• THAILAND – CAMBODIA (BANGKOK) Aid to Cambodian refugees
May 12 – June 18 ’80 1 X C-130
31 rotations Bangkok – Cambodia – total: 390 tons
• ALGERIA (ALGIERS) Earthquake
October 12 and October 21 ’80 3 X C-130 – Belgian Army (surgical antenna)
• ITALY (NAPLES) Earthquake
December 1, ’80 – January 2, ’81 7 X C-130 (medical equipment, food, blankets)
• ZAIRE (BUNIA) Ugandan refugees
January – April’81 3 X C-130 -110 Hrs (Food and Blankets ABOS)
• CYPRUS Evacuation of Belgians (consequence of Iran–Iraq war)
September 22–October 07 ’80 2 X C-130
• NORTH YEMEN (SANA) Earthquake
December 18 – 21 ’82 1 X C-130 – 13 tons BE Red Cross
• TURKEY (ERZURUM) Earthquake
November 23 – 24 ’83 1 X C-130 (15 tons BE Red Cross)
• BOLIVIA Technical cooperation
October ’84 3 X C-130 (technical assistance ABOS – 45 tons tech. mat.)
• ETHIOPIA (ADDIS ABEBA) Famine
December 19 – 21 ’84 2 X C-130 – 2 X 18 tons (Red Cross)
• CHAD (NDJAMENA) Famine
Dec 4 – 6 ’84 2 X C-130
December 27 – 29 ’84 2 X 18 tons (MSF and PZG)
• MALI (TIMBUKTOE) Famine
Dec 11 – 13 ’84 2 X C-130
December 17 – 19 ’84 2 X 18 tons (MSF and PZG)
• ETHIOPIA Famine – C-130s stayed for 15 days and operated 4-5 daily 1985 domestic flights for ABOS, CICR, MSF and communauté Française
• SUDAN Famine
1985 8 X C-130 (5 EEC ; 3 MSF ) – 722 Hrs
• MALI Famine
September 13–15 ’85 1 X C-130 (MSF)
• MEXICO Earthquake
September 22–26 ’85 1 X C-130 (MSF)
• COLUMBIA (BOGOTA) Volcanic Eruption
November 24 – 30 ’85 1 X C-130 ABOS (with Prince Philippe)
• SOUTH YEMEN Revolution
February 13 ’86 1 X C-130 BE Red Cross (17 tons of medical aid)
• MALI (TIMBUKTOE) Famine
March 21–23 ’86 1 X C-130 (MSF – Medical Aid)
• ETHIOPIA Famine
1986 1648 Hrs C-130 (CICR, UNDRO, MSF)
• SUDAN Famine
March 21–23 ’86; Apr 2–24; April 15–17, ’86 3 X C-130 (1 for CICR, 1 for MSF, 1 for PZG)
• ETHIOPIA Famine
February 17–21 ’87; November 28–December 29’89 2 X C-130 – 165 Hrs for CICR
• MOZAMBIQUE Rebellion
May 25–31 ’87 1 X C-130 (MSF) – 18 tons of medical aid
• ETHIOPIA Famine
Jan 1 – Apr 10 ’88 12 X C-130 (1,102 Hrs) – UNDRO and CICR
• MOROCCO (RABAT) Locust plague – Supply and spread of pesticides
March 19–April 30 ’88 2 X B-72; 2 X Alouette II Army; 4 X C-130
• RWANDA (KIGALI) Refugees – Famine
August 24–September 6, ’88 2 X B-727; 2 X C-130 (Coordinated with Sudan shipment)
• SUDAN (KHARTUM) Famine
August 26–September 6 ’88 1 X C-130 (ABOS)
• NICARAGUA (MANAGUA) Hurricane
October 25 – November 3 ’88 1 X C-130 – 7 flights at Bluefields – 104 tons (MSF)
• NIGER (NIAMEY) Development Cooperation
October 29 – November 2 ’88 2 X C-130 ABL 20 tons of equipment – 24 youth (MLV)
• SOVIETUNIA (YEREVAN) Armenia earthquake (55,000 dead)
December 27–December 31 ’88 1 X C-130 MSF + Belgian Committee Armenia
• SUDAN Famine (operation “Lifeline”)
Apr 22–July 30’89 (SUDAN III) 4 X C-130; each C-130 stayed on site for 3 weeks
CICR 476 Hrs – 2,173 tons + 300 passenger transport
• NAMIBIA Elections – Police Detachment
29 August– 2 September’89 1 X B-727 – 40 people
• SUDAN Famine
October 21 – December 24’89 (SUDAN IV) 4 X C-130 (135 Hrs) – 205 tons CICR
• ROMANIA Revolution – aid to the population
December 23 ’89 – January 23 ’90
1990s
• TUNISIA Floods
January 27 – February 7 ’90 3 X C-130; UNDRO , BE Red Cross , ABOS.
• IRAN (TEHRAN) Earthquake (35,000 dead)
June 22 – 23 ’90 1 X C-130 20 tons MSF
• ZAIRE (KINSHASA) Operation “Sweet Home” – Evacuation Be Mil Collaboration
August 7–August 30 ’90 8 X C-130; 1X B-727 (Evacuation personnel and equipment) • JORDAN – EGYPT Operation “Flying Carpet” – Evacuation of Egyptian refugees from
August 23–October 4 ’90 Kuwait
6 X C-130; 1 X B-727 (430 Hrs – 9,400 refugees)
• RWANDA (KIGALI) Rebellion – Operation “Green Bean”
October 4 – November 27, 1990 Humanitarian Armed Intervention–
Regt Paracommando
19 X C-130; 4 X B-727 ; 1X DC-10 (SABENA)
• SAUDI ARABIA (RIYADH – DAHRAN) Evacuation BE personnel – Oil Spill Control
January 31 – February 3 ’91 2 X C-130 in the framework of operation “Gulf Stream” – Support WEU
• SOMALIA (MOGADISHU) Rebellion – Medical and Food Aid
February 14 – April 30 ’91 4 X C-130 SOS Kinderdorpen
Operation “SOS Somalia”: 553 tons
• TURKEY – IRAN (DIYARBAKIR and UROMIEH) Aid to Kurds who fled Iraq
15 X C-130 – MSF and EEC (tent camp and medical aid for 3,000 people)
• TURKEY – IRAN (INCIRLIK and SIRSENK) Medical assistance in W Iran for refugee Kurds
May – June ’91 4 X C-130 421 Hrs Operation “Blue Lodge”
• ZAIRE Operation “BLUE BEAM” – Armed intervention and evacuation September 23–November 4 91 refugees
30 X C-130 (1,140 Hrs) – 10 X B-727 (142 Hrs);
DC-10 and B-747 (SABENA) 7 X C-141 (USAF) 1 X C-130 Portuguese Air Force
Delivery of 1,130 military personnel, 75 vehicles and 263 tons of equipment; evacuation 5,345 refugees • SOMALIA Operation “Restore Hope”
SOS Kinderdorf – Coordination for NGOs KENYA – SOMALIA
17 December ’91 – 8 ‘January 92 1 x C-130 – 15 flights / 150 Hrs – 270 Tons
• ALGERIA TAMANRASSET (GHARDAÏA)
February 27 ’92
• TURKEY ANKARA-ERZINCAN_ANKARA Earthquake
PISA – ERZINCAN On behalf of UNDRO
March 15 – 16 ’92 1 x C- 130
March 17 – 20’92 1 X C-130
• YUGOSLAVIA OPS UNPROFOR – WINTERLODGE
(BELGRADE – ZAGREB) UN peace force
April–December 1992 9 x C-130 (53 Hrs)
9 x HS-748 (53 HRs)
7 x B-727 (30 HRs)
• KENYA-SOMALIA Food aid for UNDRO and MSF
June 12– August 2892 1 x C-130 permanent (200 Hrs)
• EX-YUGOSLAVIA /SARAJEVO, On behalf of ABOS and MSF
July 17 – 31 92 1 x C-130 permanent (90 Hrs)
• SOMALIA Food aid for ABOS and CICR
August 17–December 3092 1 x C-130 permanent (1,100 Hrs)
• UKRAINE / MINSK Children of Chernobyl – Holiday in Belgium
summer ’92 3 x B-727
• EX-YUGOSLAVIA / MONTENEGRO UNDRO – Material reinforcement dam (danger of environmental damage)
November 22 – 27 ’92 1 x C-130 (15 HRs)
• ALBANIA (Tirana) Flood aid ALBANIA UNDRO
November 26 ’92 1 x C-130 (2 rotations – 15 Hrs)
• SOMALIA Operation “Restore Hope” – Deployment of the press Paracommando
Dec ’92 24 x C-130 (750 Hrs) 2 x B-727 (30 Hrs)
• BRAZZAVILLE Operation “Sunny Winter” – Zaire riot
January 29 – February 24 ’93 16 x C-130 (427 Hrs) 4 x B-727 (70 Hrs)
2 x Merlin (10.30 Hrs)
• KENYA – SOMALIA Food aid ABOS and CICR
28 December’92 – 14 March’93 1 x C-130 permanent (490 Hrs – 70 flights)
• NIGER / NIAMEY Delivery of medicines to hospital Niamey
July 8 – 11 ’93 “Association Coopération et Développement”
• EX – YUGOSLAVIA Evacuation of wounded to Finland and Norway on behalf of
September 13 – 15 ‘93 IOM
1 x C-130 (13hrs)
• TANZANIA Tpt material tent camp for refugees
October – December ’93 3 x C-130
• EX – YUGOSLAVIA Logistic support UNPROFOR – BELBAT
January 1 – December 31’93 MOVING STAR – Fri
• RWANDA Ops “UNAMIR” (BE) Det KIGALIA
October 25 – December 31’93 C-130 (553 Hrs); B-727 (55 HRs)
• RWANDA Ops “UNAMIR” (BE) Det KIGALIA
Jan 1 – Apr 5 ’94 C-130 (709 Hrs) ; B-727 (95 HRs)
• RWANDA* Ops “SILVER BACK” – Evacuation from Kigali
Apr 6 – 19 ’94 C-130 (920 Hrs); B-727 (217 HRs)
• RWANDA* Ops “BLUE SAFARI” – Evacuation Press & Mat KIBAT to Belgium
April–May ’94 C-130 (486 Hrs); B-727 (20 HRs)
• YUGOSLAVIA Logistic support Ops UNPROFOR and peacekeeping force UNO
Year ’94 C-130 (63 Hrs); DA 20 (07 HRs); HS (200 HRs); B-727 (48.05 HRs); Merlin (33.40 Hrs).
• RWANDA / KIGALI/MALAWI UNAMIR II Deployment of UN Detachment
August 17–September 7 ’94 x X C-130 (81 Hrs)
• KENYA / SOUTH SUDAN Aid ECHO (European Community Humanitarian Office)
June 8–October 26 ’94 C-130 (1,558 Hrs)
• KENYA / SOUTH SUDAN Humanitarian Aid World Food Program
August 24– September 22, 1994 C-130 (198 Hrs)
• BURUNDI Humanitarian Aid ICRC
May 6 – 16 ’94 C-130 rotations Nairobi-Bujumbura – Nairobi (34 Hrs)
• KENYA Humanitarian Aid ABOS
June 30–July 7 ’94 C-130 (12 Hrs) Rotations Nairobi – Mwanza
• KENYA Humanitarian Aid (Co-op & Development)
June 30–July 1 C-130 (8 Hrs) Nairobi – Mwanza – Rotations
• MOLDOVA/CHISNIAU Humanitarian Aid (UN Dept Hum Affairs)
September 10 – 11 ’94 C-130 (10 Hrs)
• MOLDOVA / CHISNIAU Humanitarian Aid UNDHA
September 16 – 17 ’94 C-130 (09 Hrs)
• BURUNDI / BUJUMBURA Caritas Catholica help
24 September ’94 Rotation Nairobi – Bujumbura – Nairobi
C-130 (4 HRs)
• HAITI Operation “Columbus”
November 1 – 5 ‘94 Substitution BE – NL police force
C-130 (33 HRs)
• ALGERIA – EGYPT Floods in Egypt
November 7 – 12 ‘94 Order from UNDHA
C-130 (42 HRs)
• GUINEA-BISSAU Tpt medicines and relief goods
Dec 20 – 22 ’94 C-130 ( 21 Hrs)
• EX-YUGOSLAVIA MSF – medical assistance
March 2 ’95 1 X C-130
• SUDAN MSF – medical assistance
Apr 2 – 7 ’95 1 X C-130
• ROMANIA / BUCHAREST Repatriation after Romanian Airbus crash
March 31–April 2; April 8–10 ’95 commissioned by (Be) Government
• CAPE VERDIAN ISLANDS Earthquake
12 – 16 April 1995 commissioned by UNDRO – First Aid
1 X C-130
• CONGO/KICKWIT Medicines Ebola epidemic
May 18 – 23 ’95 ICRC
• ANGOLA Humanitarian Aid Red Cross
June 13 – 30 ’95 x X C-130
• KENYA – SOMALIA Relief goods ECHO
Year 1996 x X C-130; 763 Hrs, 1943 tons of goods
• EX – YUGOSLAVIA Logistics UN peacekeeping force; passengers and cargo
Year 1996 All types; 542 HRs; 8861 Dads; 102 tons of cargo.
• SARAJEVO
January 2 ’96 Relief goods for Americares (12 tons)
7 and 12 February ’96 Paps and freight on behalf of “De Munt” (68 paps)
• CZECH REPUBLIC / NALCHIK Relief Goods ICRC
August 30 – 31, 1996 1 X C-130; 13.5 tons of equipment
• ZAGREB UNTAES transitional Administrator Mr KLEIN
September 24th ’96 – December 24th’96 x X Merlin (112.05 Hrs; 158 Dads)
• ITALY / VILLAFRANCA DATF F-16 Detachment;
Oct 9 – Dec 26 ’96 C-130; Falcon 20 ; HS 748 ( 103 Hrs total)
• ZAIRE / UGANDA / TANZANIA Relief Goods Operation Great Lakes
Nov 9 ’96 – Jan 9 ’97 x X C-130; 1 X B-727; (420 Hrs total ; 230 tons of freight)
• BRAZZAVILLE – KINSHASA Relief Goods Caritas – ABOS
January 6 ’97 – January 10 ’97 1 X C-130 (54,000 lbs cargo )
• CONGO / KINSHASA Aid Goods UNICEF – ABOS
January 11 ’97 – January 15 ’97 2 X C-130 (78,000 lbs cargo)
• BRAZZAVILLE – POINTE NOIRE Operation Green Stream
March 22, 1997 – May 30, 1997 x X C-130; 2 X B 727 1 X B 767 (Sobelair)
Transfer of soldiers and goods
Ferry between Pointe Noire and Brazzaville
• KENYA / MOMBASSA – SOMALIA – ETHIOPIA Famine – Shipments World Food Program
December 8 ’97 – January ’98 2 X C-130; 3 drops of food per day each (El Niño)
• KENYA / SOMALIA Food aid commissioned by World Food Program
December 28 ’97 – August 25 ’98 x X C-130 on site
• ANGOLA/LUANDA ECHO (European Community Humanitarian Office)
May 2 – December 19 ’98 x X C-130 on site
• ALBANIA/TIRANA Humanitarian Mission
June 17–June 19 ’98 1 X C-130
• CONGO / KINSHASA Evacuation of Belgians and Europeans
14 – 19 August’98 5 X A-310 – 990 passengers including 445 Belgians between Kinshasa and Libreville – Repatriation 196 Belgians on 19 August’98
• MALI/TIMBOOKTOE ECHO
August 24–26, 1998 1 X C-130
• CONGO / KINSHASA Evacuation from DRC
7– 27 September’98 x X C-130 on site
• SUDAN / EL OBEID, On behalf of ABOS
27 October ’98 – 14 January ’99 x X C-130 on site • NICARAGUA / MANAGUA Relief supplies after hurricane Mitch
November 15–16 ’98 1 X A-310 (with Princess Astrid)
• SUDAN / EL OBEID Operation “Lifeline Sudan” ordered by ABOS
January 8 ’99
• TURKEY Earthquake – Relief Supplies, Rescue Teams, Tents
August 19–September 16 ’99 1 X C-130 in rotation – 308 tons of goods
• TURKEY Second earthquake – 7.5 tons of goods
November 13–November 15 ’99 1 X C- 130
• IVORY COAST Substitute BE Mil Assistance Team
October 11 – October 13 ’99 1 X C-130; 16 passengers and 8.3 tons of equipment
• IVORY COAST Bring back BE Mil Assistance Team
Dec 7– Dec 10 ’99 1 X C-130
• EX-YUGOSLAVIA 1999 Peace Force UNO / NATO – All types
January 1 – December 31 ’99 4045 passengers -55.3 tons of cargo
• ITALY: VILLAFRANCA – AMENDOLA 1999 Operation “Joint Falcon” – Tpt personnel and equipment
January 1 – December 31 ’99 BE and NL Air Forces – All types
3020 passengers – 1290 tons of cargo
• KOSOVO – ALBANIA Kosovo crisis – Tpt personnel and cargo
March 4–December 31 ’99 C-130: 4,24 passengers; 1098 tons of cargo (1,041 Hrs)
A-310: 4,295 passengers; 67 tons of cargo (130 Hrs)
• KOSOVO – ALBANIA Humanitarian aid AMERICARES – Med aid, food
Apr 3–Aug 11 ’99 x X C-130; 313 passengers; 310 tons of cargo
• KOSOVO – ALBANIA Humanitarian aid AMERICARES, ABOS, UNICEF
April 6–23 ’99 UNHCR, Austrian Army, CARITAS
x X C-130 (total: 115 tons of cargo
3 X A-310 (59 tons of cargo)
• KOSOVO – ALBANIA Transport refugees to Belgium
Apr 18–May 1, ’99 x X A-310 (1225 passengers)
• KOSOVO – ALBANIA Transport refugees and food transport t.v.v. WFP
July 8– 30’99 x X C-130; 183 passengers; 255 tons of food
2000 – 2010
• FRANCE / BORDEAUX Storm Damage – Tpt Electrogen Groups
January 4, 2000 1 X C-130
• GABON / LIBREVILLE Ex Gabon 2000 – Tpt troops and equipment
January 16 – 31’ 00 5 X C-130 ; 355 passengers ; 91 tons of cargo
• MOZAMBIQUE Floods; Tpt boats, milk powder, tents…
March 2– 15, 00 x X C-130; 132 passengers; 143 tons of cargo
• HUNGARY / BUDAPEST Floods; transport sandbags (18.2 tons)
Apr 19 ’00 1 X C-130
• ENGLAND / MANCHESTER, LONDON EURO 2000 – Repatriation 494 hooligans with
June 17 – 18 ‘00 police escort (total: 1,071 passengers) x X C-130
• CONGO / KINSHASA and BUJUMBURA Humanitarian aid (milkpowder and medicines)
June 28– Jul 2 ’00 1 X A-310; 11.2 tons of cargo + 48 passengers
• CONGO / KINSHASA and KISANGANI Humanitarian aid (same cargo) MEMISA / CARITAS
June 27–July 3 ’00 1 X C-130; 19 passengers ; 6.8 tons of cargo
• ITALY / VILLAFRANCA and AMENDOLA 2000 Operation Joint Falcon (BE and NL Air Forces)
January 1 – December 31’00 All types; total: 1,628 passengers; 464 tons of cargo
• KOSOVO – ALBANIA 2000 Crisis Kosovo – Logistical Support Troops
January 1 – December 31 ’00 All types; 9,312 passengers; 774 tons of cargo
• EX-YUGOSLAVIA 2000 United Nations and NATO peacekeeping forces; logistical support
January 1 – December 31 ’00 All types; 331 passengers and 6.5 tons of cargo
• ITALY / AMENDOLA Logistic Support Ops Joint Falcon (F-16)
year 2001 All types – Tpt personnel and equipment
• KOSOVO / PRISTINA KOSOVO crisis
year 2001 Various flights (press and mat)
All types – 8,346 soldiers transported
• UKRAINE / UZHGOROD Flood
March 10 ‘01 1 X C-130 – 12.6 tons of auxiliary
• SLOVAKIA / KOSICE Flood
March 13 ’01 1 X A-310 – 12 tons auxiliary
• GABON / LIBREVILLE Operation “Guardian Angel”
January 17 – April 13 ‘01 Intervention Detachment
x X C-130; 257 Hrs
• CONGO / KINSHASA Transport hum. Help ABOS
June 22 – 24 ’01 1 X A-310
• USA / NEW YORK Twin Towers Attack – Identification Team
September 12 ‘01 1 X DA-900; blocked in Keflavik
No permission to land in the US
• ALGERIA Flood
November 14 – 15 ’01 1 X C-130 Hum. Staff
November 17 – 18 ‘01 1 X A-310 Hum. Staff
• AFGHANISTAN / DUSHANBE Humanitarian Aid War Zone
November 19 – 22 ’01 1 X C-130 commissioned by V.N. (15 tons)
December 14 – 18 ’01 1 X C-130 commissioned by V.N. (16.3 tons)
• TANZANIA Peacekeeping Operations – Support African Countries
February ‘02 1 X C-130 and 1 X A-310
• PAKISTAN / KARACHI Logistic Support ISAF Afghanistan
March 22 – August 15 ’02 1 X BE + 1 X Portuguese C-130 (479 Hrs)
• AFGHANISTAN / KABUL Tpt medicines – auxiliary equipment – vehicles
May 8 – 9 ’02 1 X C-130 + 1 X A-310
• KENYA/NANYUKI African Crisis Response Initiative (ACRI)
June 5–July 1 ’02 1 X C-130 in permanence (in support US)
• CZECH REPUBLIC / PRAGUE Flooding in Central Europe
August 20 – 22 ’02 B-FAST Assignment – 3 X C-130
• ALBANIA / TIRANA B-FAST; relief supplies
August 28‘ 02 1 X C-130 + 1 X A-310
• MOROCCO / CASABLANCA Flooding; B FAST
Medicines and blankets
• BENIN / COTONOU With Bde Paracommando – Exercise “Herky 2002”
Oct 7 – Nov 4 ‘02 4 X C-130 (415 Hrs)
• ALGERIA / ZEMOURI Earthquake
May 23 ’03 1 X A-31
• DEM. REP KONGO / KINSHASA Transport Congolese troops under the
August’06 – December’06 “Formation Continuée des Cadres (FCC)
1 X C-130 in permanence
• AFGHANISTAN / KABUL Support to Provincial Reconstruction Teams in North
Nov ’06 – March ’07 Afghanistan; 1 X C-130 on site .
• AFGHANISTAN / KABUL Logistical support to ISAF troops
From November ’06 – weekly 1 X C-130
• EX–YUGOSLAVI Ê /SKOPJE–PRISTINA Logistical support to BE troops
January 1 – December 31 ’06 All types of the 15th Wing
• DEM. REP KONGO / KINSHASA Shipments t.v.v. BE cooperatives and locals
1 January ’07 – 31 December ’07 1 X C-130 on site with detachment 17 persons
• BENIN / COTONOU Support paratroopers during operational exercise
April 6 ’07 – April 24 ’07 1 X C-130 on site
2010 – 2020
2010 – 2020
DEPLOYMENTS 15Wing
YEAR COUNTRY REASON HOURS/ORGANISM
1990 TUNISIA Flood 25/AGDC;UNO
IRAN Earth-quake 20/MSF
GUINEA RebellionLiberia 20/MSF
ROMANIA Orphans 10/government
ZAÏRE Evacuation 320/government
JORDAN/EGYPT EvacuationRefugees 400/government
RUANDA GreenBean 600/government
1991 SAUDI-ARABIA GulfWar 40/government
SOMALIA Helptothepopulation 150/MSFSOSKinderdorf
TURKEY/IRAN HelptotheKurd 225/MSF
TURKEY/IRAQ HelptotheKurd 80/MSF
ETHIOPIA Famine 30/MSF
ZAÏRE BlueBeam 1500/government
SOMALIA Famine 150/MSF
1992 ALGERIA Helptothepopulation 12/OXFAM
TURKEY Earthquake 40/UNDROMSF
YUGOSLAVIA Peaceforcemattransp 55/AGCDUNDRO
SOMALIA Famine 200/government
YUGOSLAVIA Sarajevo 90/AGCD
SOMALIA Famine 1100/government
YUGOSLAVIA Materialforabarrage 15/UNDRO
ALBANIA Floods 10/UNDRO
SOMALIA RestoreHope 750savechildrenfund
1993 SOMALIA Famine 321/CICR
SOMALIA Re-supply 3370
Ex-YUGOSLAVIA UNPROFOR 374
CONGOBRAZZAVILLE ProtectionofBEand 497
residentsofother
countries
YEAR COUNTRY REASON HOURS/ORGANISM
1994 RUANDA UNAMIR 618/UN
RUANDA SILVERBACK 1137/Government
RUANDA BLUESAFARI 506/Government
Ex-YUGOSLAVIA UNPROFOR 251/UN
RUANDA UNAMIRII 1314/UN
SUDAN Humanitarianaid 1314/ECHO
SUDAN Humanitarianaid 198/WFP
BURUNDI Humanitarianaid 33/ICRK
KENYA Humanitarianaid 12/AGCD
MOLDAVIA Humanitarianaid 10/UNDHA
HAÏTI COLUMBUS 31/un
GUINEA Humanitarianaid 21/ASBL
1995 SUDAN Famine 1503/echo
ROMENIA Crashairbus 26/Goverment
Ex-YUGOSLAVIA UNPROFOR 263/un
KAAPVERDIA Volcaniceruption 40/UNDHA
ZAÏRE Ebolavirus 30/Government
TURKEY Earth-quake 20/NATO
KAAPVERDIA Volcaniceruption 40/ASBL
BOSNIA Humanitarianaid 16/Americares
1996 OEGANDA WarinZaïre 4/C130BeGovern
1997 KENYA/SOMALIA Famine WFP
DEMREPCONGO GreenStream 2450/GOV
1998 KENYA/SOMALIA Famine WFP
ANGOLA Famine ECHO
ALBANIA Humanitarianaid Government
SOMALIA Humanitarianaid WFP
DEMREPCONGO Evacuation 1A310/Government
MALI Humanitarianaid ECHO
DEMREPCONGO Evacuation Government
YEAR COUNTRY REASON HOURS/ORGANISM
1998 SUDAN Famine ABOS
NICARAGUA Disasterrelief REDCROSS
1999 SUDAN Humanitarianaid WFP
ANGOLA Humanitarianaid ECHO
HONDURAS Humanitarianaid ABOS
ALBANIA KosovoRefugeecrisis MSF-RedCross
ALBANIA AlliedHarbor-Lodge Gov
MALI Humanitarianaid ECHO
TURKEY Earthquake Gov/REdCross
KOSOVO OpsBalkan+Humaid Gov-unicef-
2000 FRANCE Humanitarianaid/storm
MOZAMBIQUE Humanitarianaid/floods WFP
HUNGARY Humanitarianaid/floods
ENGLAND Hooliganseuro2000 Gov
KINSHASA Humanitarianaid/GuardianAngel
2001 UKRAÏNE Humanitarianaid/floods
ALGERIA Humanitarianaid/floods
TADJIKISTAN Humanitarianaid
AFGHANISTAN ISAF
2002 KINSHASA Humanitarianaid
2003 AFGHANISTAN ISAF
TURKEY Earthquake Gov/REdCross
ALGERIA Humanitarianaid/floods
PRAGUE Firstaidmaterial/Floods
ALGERIA Earthquake Gov/REdCross
CONGO Artemis EU
AFGHANISTAN ISAF
IRAQ OpsSunnyHope(ICRC)&SunnyRelief(UN)
CONGO Avenir Gov
YEAR COUNTRY REASON HOURS/ORGANISM
2004 MOROCCO Earthquake Gov/RedCross
KARTHOUM humanitarianaid UN–WFP
AFGHANISTAN ISAF
2005 CONGO PAD BEGov
INDONESIA Tsunami/BE-Fast BEGov
AFGHANISTAN ISAF NATO
2006 CONGO Pad BeGov
SYRIA/BEIRUT War/Evac BeGov
AFGHANISTAN ISAF NATO
LEBANON UNIFIL UN
2007 CONGO Pad BeGov
AFGHANISTAN ISAF NATO
LEBANON UNIFIL UN
2008 CONGO Pad BeGov
AFGHANISTAN ISAF NATO
TCHAD EUFORTCD
LEBANON UNIFIL UN
2009 RDCKisangani MONUC UN
RDCKinshasa AirDet–PPM
AFGHANISTAN ISAF NATO
TCHAD EUFORTCD
LEBANON UNIFIL UN
2010 RDCKisangani MONUC UN
RDCKinshasa AirDet–PPM
AFGHANISTAN ISAF NATO
LEBANON UNIFIL UN
HAÏTI Earthquake GOV
2011 RDCKisangani MONUSCO UN
RDCKinshasa AirDet–PPM
AFGHANISTAN ISAF NATO
LEBANON UNIFIL UNYEAR COUNTRY REASON HOURS/ORGANISM
2012 RDCKisangani MONUSCO UN
RDCKinshasa AirDet–PPM
AFGHANISTAN ISAF NATO
LEBANON UNIFIL UN
SWITZERLAND BusAccidentSierre Gov
2013 PHILIPPINES Typhoon Gov(BFAST)
RDCKisangani MONUSCO UN
RDCKinshasa AirDet–PPM
AFGHANISTAN ISAF NATO
LEBANON UNIFIL UN
MALI Serval FraGov
2014 AFGHANISTAN ISAF NATO
LEBANON UNIFIL UN
CENTRALAFRICANREP Sangaris FraGov
RDCKinshasa AirDet-PPM
UKRAINE CrashMH17 NdlGov
TRIPOLI Belamtri Gov
IRAQ Caritas Gov
GUINEA Ebola Gov(BFAST)
2015 MALI EUTM EU
RDCKinshasa PPM BAF
BENIN PPM BAF
JORDAN ODF NATO
IRAQ OVP NATO
AFGHANISTAN ISAF+RSM+BELAMKA NATO
NEPAL B-FAST Gov
GUINEA B-FAST Gov
YEAR COUNTRY REASON HOURS/ORGANISM
2016 MALI EUTM EU
RDCKinshasa PPM BAF
JORDAN ODF NATO
AFGHANISTAN RSM NATO
IRAQ OVP NATO
2018 MALI EUTM EU
MALI MINUSMA UN
LITHUANIA EFP NATO
JORDAN ODF NATO
AFGHANISTAN RSM NATO
IRAQ OVP NATO
2019 MALI EUTM EU
MALI MINUSMA UN
LITHUANIA EFP NATO
JORDAN ODF NATO
AFGHANISTAN RSM NATO
IRAQ OVP NATO
NIGER ONN BILATERAL
2020 MALI EUTM EU
MALI MINUSMA UN
LITHUANIA EFP NATO
LITHUANIA BAP NATO
JORDAN ODF NATO
AFGHANISTAN RSM NATO
NIGER ONN BILATERAL
BURKINAFASO OPT-BFA BILATERAL
MAURITANIA FLINTLOCK BILATERAL