In almost six months, 29 students from the Netherlands, MQ-9, F-35A. Belgium F-16AM and Norway F-35A were trained as weapons instructors. They are not only pilots, also officers and non-commissioned officers from supporting service branches […]
Falcon Leap 2024, held from September 9 to 21, was the largest multinational airborne exercise in Europe, led by the Royal Netherlands Air Force and its Air Mobile Brigade. The event aimed to strengthen NATO’s […]
From Monday, October 2 to Friday, October 13, 2023, the international flying exercise Frisian Flag 2023 will take place at Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands. For two weeks, participants will practice complex missions in […]
Some 1,000 military personnel from 13 different countries are participating in Falcon Leap from September 5 through September 16. This parachute exercise with NATO allies focuses on international cooperation in airborne operations. Falcon Leap is […]
From Monday, March 28, 2022 until Friday, April 8, 2022 was Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands the hub of the major NATO exercise Frisian Flag. In recent years, this annual meeting of various air […]
An important training area for Dutch fighter aircraft and helicopters is the Cornfield (Vliehors) Range. This NATO shooting range since 1948 is located on the westernmost part of the Wadden Island of Vlieland. It is […]
During a not so common free day this month I decided to give AFB Volkel a visit and try out my new Camera Gear. For (most days) a good view on the departing aircraft a […]