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'Deny Flight'
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Villafranca AB, Italy (April 12th, 1993 to December 20th, 1995)
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From the start of the Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 operations in former Yugoslavia till December of 1995 it was part of 'Deny Flight'. This was an operation in support of the UN-led UNPROFOR troops stationed in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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'Decisive Endeavour'
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Villafranca AB, Italy (December 21st, 1995 to December 21st, 1996)
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The switch from the UNPROFOR mission to the IFOR mission also resulted in a name change of the air operations over Yugoslavia. As from December of 1995 it was called Decisive Endeavour.
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'Deliberate Guard'
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Villafranca AB, Italy (December 22nd, 1996 to June 20th, 1998)
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When the UN forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina changed their mandate resulting in a name change from IFOR to SFOR, also the air operations were given another name. Ultimately, 'Deliberate Guard' formed the air asset for the SFOR troops.
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'Determined Falcon'
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Villafranca AB, Italy (June 15th, 1998 to June 16th, 1998)
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Operation 'Determined Falcon' was a one-day operation to show force over Kosovo and Albania. NATO fighters patrolled this airspace coming only within 10nm of Serbian territory. This operation was meant as a warning to Serbian politicians to stop the bloodshed in this Yugoslavian province.
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'Deliberate Forge'
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Amendola AB, Italy (June 21st, 1998 to July of 2001)
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Operation 'Deliberate Forge' was the successor of operation 'Deliberate Guard'. When the SFOR troops were reorganized into a smaller force, the covering air campaign also received a new name. This operation continued until the end of Royal Netherlands Air Force operations in Yugoslavia, which ended in the summer of 2001.
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'Allied Force'
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Amendola AB, Italy (March 23rd, 1999 to June 10th, 1999)
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Operation 'Allied Force' was the codename for the almost three month long air strikes against Serbia. The Royal Netherlands Air Force has flown a majority of attack missions of all Western European countries in this operation.
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'Enduring Freedom'
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Manas AB, Kyrgyzstan (January 1st, 2003 to June 30th, 2003)
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Operation 'Enduring Freedom' was initiated after the 9/11 attacks on the US. In Afghanistan this operation is aimed at fighting the remains of the Taliban which are still present in-country.
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'Air Policing Baltic States'
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Siauliai AB, Lithuania (March 30th, 2005 to June 29th, 2005)
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This operation started when Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia joined NATO. These countries don't have fighters themselves and rely upon NATO for there air coverage. In a three-month rotation, Belgian, Danish, Norwegian and Dutch F-16s will patrol the skies over the Baltic States.
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'ISAF - Air Task Force'
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Kabul AB, Afghanistan (October 1st, 2005 to December 31st, 2005)
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The ISAF force is a NATO led operation to bring stability in Afghanistan and support of the local authorities. Also to protect ISAF ground forces during the parliamentary elections held in the autumn of 2005.
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'ISAF - Air Task Force'
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Kandahar AB, Afghanistan (January 1st, 2007 to March 31st, 2007)
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The ISAF force is a NATO led operation to bring stability in Afghanistan and support of the local authorities. This is a continuation of this mission.
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'ISAF - Air Task Force'
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Kandahar AB, Afghanistan (May 1st, 2008 to August 31st, 2008)
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The ISAF force is a NATO led operation to bring stability in Afghanistan and support of the local authorities. This is a continuation of this mission.
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'ISAF - Air Task Force'
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Kandahar AB, Afghanistan (September 1st, 2009 to December 31st, 2009)
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This marked the 12th rotation into the Dutch Air Task Force supporting NATO troops in Afghanistan. This is a continuation of this mission.
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'ISAF - Air Task Force'
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Kandahar AB, Afghanistan (January 1st, 2011 to May 20th, 2011)
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This marked the 16th rotation into the Dutch Air Task Force supporting NATO troops in Afghanistan. This is a continuation of this mission.
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'Odyssey Dawn/Unified Protector'
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Decimomannu AB, Italy (March 23rd, 2011 to October 31st, 2011)
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During the squadrons' rotation into Afghanistan, things started to unfold in the Meditteranean. While the squadron returned from Afghanistan they were also rotated into Italy for support of this NATO-led mission.
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'ISAF - Air Task Force'
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Mazar-e Sharif AB, Afghanistan (May 15th, 2012 to September 24th, 2012)
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This mission was part of ATF-20, a continuation of the NATO-led Afghanistan detachment of the RNlAF.
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'ISAF - Air Task Force'
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Mazar-e Sharif AB, Afghanistan (September 17th, 2013 to January 14th, 2014)
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This mission was part of ATF-24, a continuation of the NATO-led Afghanistan detachment of the RNlAF.
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