Land Component 14,013 personnel.
LAND
COMPONENT
Forces by Role & Equipment by Type
1 Comd
HQ (COMOPSLAND)
Land
Component Air Defence
Systems
AD 1 regt (2 SAM bty with Mistral)
SAM 18 Mistral
RADARS 9 M-113 Land (battlefield surveillance)
• FACILITIES
Army
Aviation Airfields and Airbases Organisation:
ARMY AVIATION CORPS (1947-2004)
Army aviation absorbed into the Air Component. Army
Aviation (Licht Vliegwezen / Aviation Legere)
Bierset Air Base
Belgium
Army Aviation Group (HQ Company) Helicopter Wing
255 Maintenance Group (70 Liaison Helicopter Company)
16 Smaldeel (16th Helicopter Battalion of Liaison): Alouette
II, 4 BN-2A Islander (Retired)
17 Smaldeel (17th Attack Helicopter Battalion): 19 A-109BHA/HO
18 Smaldeel (18th Attack Helicopter Battalion): 19 A-109BHA/HO
Liasion Flight: SE-3130
Smaldeel Luchtdienst
Groep Verdediging & Steun
Smaldeel Verdediging (Property Protection)
Smaldeel Steun (Logistics)
Brasschat Air Base
Army Aviation School: A.109B, Alouette II, BN-2A
Islander
Light Aviation School Squadron: A.109B, Alouette
II, BN-2A Islander
TRAINING
AREAS: Bevelo, Marche, Vogelsang, Elsebom, Lagland
Organisations by Service Notes:
Army Operational Command Forces by Role (Current order of battle):
Comd 1 Comd HQ
(COMOPSLAND); 2 bde HQ
Rapid Reaction 1 regt (1 cdo bn, 2 para bn
Facilities Trg Centre 1 (para); 1 (cdo)
Official Land Component Website: http://www.mil.be/armycomp/index.asp?LAN=nl
4/5 Generation Fighters 
