The Aviation Magazine – No. 74 – 2021-07 to 09

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EXERCISE ARIZON

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rizona Dream is an exercise to train personnel of the Belgian Air Force's 15th Transport Wing to transport equipment and people quickly and efficiently to any airfield or improvised landing zone where humanitarian aid or a military deployment is required. However, originally planned as a multi-national exercise in Arizona, USA, the exercise was canceled

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due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Given that the Belgian Air Force has only recently begun operating the A400M Atlas, it was decided that the 15th Wing would then conduct the exercise independently on a national scale. Still, the name "Arizona Dream" was kept. The exercise took place from 22 March to 26 March. Koksijde AB, the home base of the Belgian NH90


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