10th Tactical Wing

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10th Tactical Wing
Active December 1951
Country Flag of Belgium Belgium
Branch Air Component
Garrison/HQ Kleine Brogel
Motto Fortuna favet fortibus
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Patrick Wouters
Notable
commanders
Major General Count Ivan Du Monceau de Bergendal
Aircraft flown
Fighter F-16 Fighting Falcon

The 10th Tactical Wing (Dutch: 10 Tactische Wing) is a wing in the Air Component of the Belgian Armed Forces. It is based at the Kleine Brogel Air Base, in the municipality of Peer. It employs approximately 38 F-16 Fighting Falcons and 1700 staff.

It is organised into three groups, the Flying Group, the Maintenance Group and the Defence and Support Group, and is supported by a medical detachment, a territorial maintenance team and the 701 Munitions Support Squadron of the United States Air Force. The Flying Group comprises the 31st Squadron, the 349th Squadron and an Operational Conversion Unit.

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