[Netherlands] Operation Safe Skies

[Dutchy]

OPERATION SAFE SKIES

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OPERATION DIRECTIVE
JANUARY 2003
TOP SECRET​

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XI. OPERATIONAL CONTEXTX
To safeguard the sovereignty of the Netherlands, the Royal Netherlands Air Force maintains round-the-clock surveillance of the airspace, deploying F-16s on Quick Reaction Force (QRF) duty. Furthermore, the Royal Netherlands Army complements this effort by operating an integrated ground-based air defense network.

XII. BELLIGERENTSX

BLUFOR Kingdom of the Netherlands

OPFOR N/A

XIV. CAMPAIGN REGISTERX

Operation	Description	Status
Operation Safe Sky IJAN2003 - JULY2003	Quick Reaction Alert Duty	Ongoing

XV. DEPLOYMENTSX

311 Squadron [Volkel Air Base] A Flight​ [4x] Pilots​ [28x] Ground Crew​ [4x] F-16CJ Block 50D Fighting Falcon​ B Flight​ [4x] Pilots​ [28x] Ground Crew​ [4x] F-16CJ Block 50D Fighting Falcon​ C Flight​ [4x] Pilots​ [28x] Ground Crew​ [4x] F-16CJ Block 50D Fighting Falcon​ D Flight​ [4x] Pilots​ [28x] Ground Crew​ [4x] F-16CJ Block 50D Fighting Falcon​ 321 Squadron [Volkel Air Base] A Flight​ [4x] Pilots​ [28x] Ground Crew​ [4x] F-16CJ Block 50D Fighting Falcon​ B Flight​ [4x] Pilots​ [28x] Ground Crew​ [4x] F-16CJ Block 50D Fighting Falcon​ C Flight​ [4x] Pilots​ [28x] Ground Crew​ [4x] F-16CJ Block 50D Fighting Falcon​ D Flight​ [4x] Pilots​ [28x] Ground Crew​ [4x] F-16CJ Block 50D Fighting Falcon​

711 Squadron [Amsterdam Airport Schiphol] DutchMil Air Traffic Control Centre​ [50x] Air Traffic Controllers​ Radar Station Amsterdam​ [1x] Lockheed AN/TPS-77​ Radar Station Groningen​ [1x] Lockheed AN/TPS-77​ Radar Station Eindhoven​ [1x] Lockheed AN/TPS-77​ Radar Station Maastricht​ [1x] Lockheed AN/TPS-77​ Radar Station Rotterdam​ [1x] Lockheed AN/TPS-77​ Radar Station Lelystad​ [1x] Lockheed AN/TPS-77​ X 710 Squadron [Air Operations Control Station Nieuw-Milligen] DutchMil Air Traffic Control Centre​ [100x] Air Combat Controllers​

1st Battalion, 1st Air Defence Artillery Regiment [BASE] A Battery​ [70x] Soldiers​ [1x] AN/MPQ-65 Radar​ [1x] AN/MSQ-104 Engagement Control Station​ [3x] MIM-104F PAC-2 Launcher System​ [2x] MIM-104F PAC-3 Launcher System​ B Battery​ [70x] Soldiers​ [1x] AN/MPQ-65 Radar​ [1x] AN/MSQ-104 Engagement Control Station​ [3x] MIM-104F PAC-2 Launcher System​ [2x] MIM-104F PAC-3 Launcher System​ C Battery​ [70x] Soldiers​ [1x] AN/MPQ-65 Radar​ [1x] AN/MSQ-104 Engagement Control Station​ [3x] MIM-104F PAC-2 Launcher System​ [2x] MIM-104F PAC-3 Launcher System​ 2nd Battalion, 1st Air Defence Artillery Regiment [BASE] A Battery​ [70x] Soldiers​ [1x] AN/MPQ-65 Radar​ [1x] AN/MSQ-104 Engagement Control Station​ [3x] MIM-104F PAC-2 Launcher System​ [2x] MIM-104F PAC-3 Launcher System​ B Battery​ [70x] Soldiers​ [1x] AN/MPQ-65 Radar​ [1x] AN/MSQ-104 Engagement Control Station​ [3x] MIM-104F PAC-2 Launcher System​ [2x] MIM-104F PAC-3 Launcher System​ C Battery​ [70x] Soldiers​ [1x] AN/MPQ-65 Radar​ [1x] AN/MSQ-104 Engagement Control Station​ [3x] MIM-104F PAC-2 Launcher System​ [2x] MIM-104F PAC-3 Launcher System​

XVI. ASSETSX
F-16CJ Block 50D Fighting Falcon: TEXT
Lockheed AN/TPS-77: TEXT