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