Missions

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