10th Tactical Wing

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10th Tactical Wing
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ActiveDecember 1951–present
CountryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
BranchAir Force Ensign of Belgium.svg  Belgian Air Component
Garrison/HQ Kleine Brogel
Motto(s)Fortuna favet fortibus
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Jeroen Poesen
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 701st Munitions Support Squadron, 52d Fighter Wing, United States Air Force. The 701st Munitions Support Squadron maintains U.S. tactical nuclear weapons for use by Belgian aircraft in wartime under the NATO Nuclear sharing policy. The Flying Group comprises the 31st Squadron, the 349th Squadron and an Operational Conversion Unit.

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This article represents the structure of the Belgian Armed Forces as of May 2020: