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ogroño-Agoncillo is located in the North of Spain in the well-known wine region of Rioja, where the Spanish FAMET (Fuerzas Aeromoviles del Ejército de Tierra, Spanish Army Airmobile Forces) is stationed with BHELMA III, equipped with the NH-90 “Caïman”. In october 2019 I was welcome at this unit for two days to take a “peek in the kitchen”.
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After a warm and very friendly welcome we started at the Control Tower with a cup of coffee and Dutch ‘stroopwaffles’ which I brought from home. After that I visited the airfield and they informed me about the squadron, the airbase and their duties. BHELMA III THROUGH THE YEARS. BHELMA III was founded on November 26,
