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EDA
provides 'defence-lease' where needed. Greenblade-Pegasus underlines this international coorperation |
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Several
observers were here, on the right: Col. Massimo Guasoni from Italy,
stationed in Bruxelles Belgium |
Guasoni
explains that the two
exercises Green Blade (helicopter logistics) and Pegasus (special ops)
flow seamlessly |
integrated together
in CJF (Combined Joint
Forces)
where people make the difference. |
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Othersto
briefed, de-briefed, analysed, evaluated and observed. Again Italy plays
the main role. |
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vDuring
the press-briefing this day Mrs.
Claude-France Arnould, Chief Executive (CE) of EDA
explains: Pooling and vsharing
equipment and manpower
in all aspects. Providing medical aid, medevac, fire fighting and airlift
are some
vexamples.
There will be more transparancy on a central point about stock of material,
ammunition, locations and vquantity |
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Belgian
Minister of defence
Mr. Pieter de Crem
also emphasized the need of an organisation such as EDA is. |
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Extended
course of the action: Just read the article, below some short comments on
the images. |
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Terrorists
guard a house and are a threat for the entire operation to capture a main
terrorist and eliminate his team |
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Snipers
were on the spot and observed the area already for some time... |
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Suddenly
gunfire, the noise of an F-16 at an altitude of a few tens of meters.... |
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the truck with machinegun is bombed... |
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...and
at the same moment the Huey's come flying in and provide special ops by
roping them down fast. |
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The
direct environment is secured... |
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a door is forced and a granade is thrown inside the house. |
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Next
actions take place in seconds. |
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The
house is taken by surprise, more commando's rope down to the
place... |
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The
entire area is secured also for threats from outside the woods around...
where one person is wounded badly ! |
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Almost
immediately a Belgian medevac helicopter lands, brings in more troopers.... |
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who also secure their machine and area... |
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...medics
come in with a stretcher... |
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...the
wounded soldier is stabilised and wrapped in foil against the cold and
rain. |
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What
you can't see so well on the pictures is that it's raining cats and dogs. |
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But
it doesn't seem to affect the troopers on the ground, they do their work
well-attuned... |
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...the
wounded man will be flown into a hospital as fast as possible... |
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this can be a real hospital or military field hospital in the
neighbourhood depending on the situation. |
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The
A109 Hirondo - afflicted by the heavy rain - takes off from the smaal
grass-strip between threes and shrubs... |
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The
HVT (high value target) 'Mr. Boris Burtoch'
leader of the terror-group is taken alive and hand-coffed. |
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He'll
be transported to a safe jail, waiting to be trialed by the international
court in The Hague Netherlands |
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NThe
job is done... |
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in the right order the helicopters leave the place... |
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Quite
invisable the mangusta's are around to protect the departing Huey's ... |
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and finally a CH-47 Italian Chinook lands precisely between the trees with
his widely spread rotorblades. |
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He
pick's up the last special forces. Well done guys ! |
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We'd
like to thank the Belgian Airforce for the cooperation we got to realize
this publication ans show it to so many people by means of this website
and the publications in the magazines. Thanks also Col. Massimo Guasoni
for your information, thanks also to Peter Dewael, Tasja, and all others
involved in this operation ! |
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Aviation MEDIA. |
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