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In 2021, the Pentagon briefly posted a picture of the unit insignia of the 701st Munitions Support Squadron at Kleine Brogel Air Base, Belgium which depicted US and Belgian flags above an eagle clutching a B-61 weapon. The photo, dated from March 2021, was removed soon after it drew media attention.
Kleine Brogel Air Base is also the home of the United States Air Force's 701st Munitions Support Squadron which is the unit in charge of looking after the nuclear bombs. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] As of 2023, Kleine Brogel is one of six active air bases in five European countries with B61 nuclear bombs in underground WS3 Weapon Storage and Security System ...
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 .
52nd Munitions Maintenance Group (52 MMG) [8] 701st Munitions Support Squadron (701 MUNSS) Kleine Brogel Air Base, Belgium; 702nd Munitions Support Squadron (702 MUNSS) Büchel Air Base, Germany; 703rd Munitions Support Squadron (703 MUNSS) Volkel Air Base, Netherlands; 704th Munitions Support Squadron (704 MUNSS) Ghedi Air Base, Italy
The wing also supports geographically separate units throughout Europe, including the 701st Munitions Support Squadron, Kleine Brogel AB, Belgium; 702nd Munitions Support Squadron, Büchel AB, Germany; 703nd Munitions Support Squadron, Volkel AB, Netherlands; and 704th Munitions Support Squadron, Ghedi AB, Italy. Each squadron is responsible ...
As part of NATO's nuclear sharing the US Air Force's 701st Munitions Support Squadron, 52nd Fighter Wing stores B61 tactical nuclear weapons at Kleine Brogel for use with Belgian F-16AM Falcon. 10th Tactical Wing, at Kleine Brogel Air Base. Flying Group 31st Squadron (Close air support and nuclear strike), with F-16AM Falcon
701st Munitions Support Squadron (Kleine Brogel Air Base, Belgium) 702nd Munitions Support Squadron (Büchel Air Base) 703rd Munitions Support Squadron (Volkel Air Base, Netherlands) 704th Munitions Support Squadron (Ghedi Air Base, Italy) 86th Airlift Wing (Ramstein Air Base) 37th Airlift Squadron (C-130J Super Hercules)
The 701st Tactical Air Support Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 601st Tactical Air Control Wing at Bergstrom Air Force Base , Texas, where flew helicopters to support Tactical Air Control System units from 1967 until it was inactivated on 31 January 1980.