Structure of the Royal Netherlands Air Force

This article represents the structure of the Royal Netherlands Air Force as of May 2020:

Commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force

 * Embleem Koninklijke Luchtmacht.svg Commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force Command Staff.svg Air Force Command Staff, in Breda
 * Operations Directorate
 * Operation Centre, in The Hague
 * Materiel Logistic Maintenance Directorate
 * Personnel and Management Directorate

Air Combat Command (ACC)


Volkel Air Base is one of two Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16AM Falcon bases, which are being replaced by F-35A Lightning II. As part of NATO's nuclear sharing the US Air Force's 703rd Munitions Support Squadron, 52nd Fighter Wing stores B61 tactical nuclear weapons at Volkel for use with Dutch F-16AM Falcon.
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force Volkel Air Base.svg Volkel Air Base
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 312 Squadron.svg 312 Squadron, with F-16AM Falcon
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 313 Squadron.svg 313 Squadron, with F-35A Lightning II
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 640 Squadron.svg 640 Squadron (Air base operations)
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 900 Squadron.svg 900 Squadron (Maintenance)
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 901 Squadron.svg 901 Squadron (Logistic support)
 * Tactical Air Reconnaissance Centre



Leeuwarden Air Base is one of two Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16AM Falcon bases, which are being replaced by F-35A Lightning II, the first of which arrived at Leeuwarden on 31 October 2019
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force Leeuwarden Air Base.svg Leeuwarden Air Base
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 322 Squadron.svg 322 Squadron, with 15x F-35A Lightning II
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 306 Squadron.svg 306 Squadron, with 4x MQ-9 Reaper
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 920 Squadron.svg 920 Squadron (Maintenance)
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 921 Squadron.svg 921 Squadron (Logistic support)
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 922 Squadron.svg 922 Squadron (Air base operations)

Air Operations Control Station Nieuw-Milligen (AOCS NM) is part of the NATO Integrated Air Defense System and monitors and secures the Dutch part of NATO airspace. The centre reports to Air Operations Centre Uedem (NATO CAOC Uedem) in Uedem, Germany.
 * [[File:Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force Air Operations Control Station Nieuw-Milligen.svg|30px]] Air Operations Control Station Nieuw-Milligen, in Nieuw-Milligen
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 710 Squadron.svg 710 Squadron (operates the Control and Command Centre (CRC)
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 711 Squadron.svg 711 Squadron, at Schiphol Airport (operates the Military Air Traffic Control Centre (MilATCC)
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 970 Squadron.svg 970 Squadron (Logistics, engineering, and base services)
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force Air Control School.svg Air Control School
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force National Data Link Management Cell.svg National Data Link Management Cell
 * Radar Station South, in Nieuw-Milligen, with SMART-L GB
 * Radar Station North, in Wier, with SMART-L GB

Air Mobility Command (AMC)
Eindhoven Air Base is home to all transport and aerial refueling aircraft of the Royal Netherlands Air Force. Furthermore NATO's Multi Role Tanker Transport Capability (MRTT-C) is based at Eindhoven.


 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force Eindhoven Air Base.svg Eindhoven Air Base
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 334 Squadron.svg 334 Squadron, with 1x Gulfstream IV, 5x A330 MRTT, and 2x Dornier 228-212 flown for the Netherlands Coastguard
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 336 Squadron.svg 336 Squadron, with 2x C-130H Hercules, 2x C-130H-30 Hercules
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 940 Squadron.svg 940 Squadron (Logistic support)
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 941 Squadron.svg 941 Squadron (Air base operations)
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 942 Squadron.svg 942 Squadron (Maintenance)
 * Movement Coordination Centre Europe
 * European Air Transport Command
 * Multi Role Tanker Transport Capability

Defense Helicopter Command (DHC)


The Defense Helicopter Command at Gilze-Rijen Air Base consists of all helicopter units of the Armed forces of the Netherlands. The air force's SERE School is also located at Gilze-Rijen Air Base.


 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force Defense Helicopter Command.svg Defense Helicopter Command, at Gilze-Rijen Air Base
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 298 Squadron.svg 298 Squadron, with 16x CH-47F Chinook
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 299 Squadron.svg 299 Squadron (Helicopter air and ground crew training)
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 300 Squadron.svg 300 Squadron, with 12x AS 532U2 Cougar Mk2
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 301 Squadron.svg 301 Squadron, with 20x AH-64E Apache
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 302 Squadron.svg 302 Squadron, at Fort Cavazos in Texas, with 8x AH-64E Apache and 4x CH-47F Chinook
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 930 Squadron.svg 930 Squadron (Maintenance)
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 931 Squadron.svg 931 Squadron (Air base operations)
 * De Kooy Airfield, Royal Netherlands Navy helicopter base
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Navy 7 Squadron.svg 7 Squadron (NH90 air and ground crew training), with NH90 NFH, and NH90 TTH
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Navy 860 Squadron.svg 860 Squadron, with NH90 NFH helicopters
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Navy 990 Squadron.svg 990 Squadron (Maintenance)
 * Deelen Air Base, no flying units, regularly used for joint exercises with the Royal Netherlands Army's 11th Airmobile Brigade

Air Force Reserve Group
The Air Force Reserve Group was established in November 2004 and fell under the Defense Helicopter Command. Since 2019 the group is an independent formation.


 * Koninklijke-luchtmacht-groep-luchtmacht-reserve.svg Air Force Reserve Group, in Breda
 * Koninklijke-luchtmacht-519-squadron.svg 519 Squadron, at Air Operations Control Station Nieuw-Milligen
 * 1st Flight at Leeuwarden Air Base, 2nd and 3rd Flight at AOCS Nieuw-Milligen, 4th and 5th Flight at Volkel Air Base
 * Koninklijke-luchtmacht-520-squadron.svg 520 Squadron, at Gilze-Rijen Air Base
 * 6th Flight at Eindhoven Air Base, 7th and 8th Flight at Gilze-Rijen Air Base, 9th Flight at Woensdrecht Air Base

Royal Netherlands Air Force Military School-Woensdrecht Air Base


The Royal Netherlands Air Force Military School at Woensdrecht Air Base is the training institute for all Royal Netherlands Air Force personnel, except officer candidates, which are trained at the Royal Military Academy. The base also houses a Fire Fighting Exercise and Training Centre, and the Joint Meteorological Group, which provides meteorological services to all branches of the Armed forces of the Netherlands.


 * [[File:Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force Royal Netherlands Air Force Military School-Woensdrecht Air Base.svg|30px]] Royal Netherlands Air Force Military School-Woensdrecht Air Base
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 130 Squadron.svg 130 Squadron (Military training)
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 131 Squadron.svg 131 Squadron (Basic military aviator training), with 13x PC-7 Turbo Trainer planes
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 133 Squadron.svg 133 Squadron (Basic technical training)
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 961 Squadron.svg 961 Squadron (Air base operations)
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force Joint Meteorological Group.svg Joint Meteorological Group
 * Fire Fighting Exercise and Training Centre

Woensdrecht Logistic Centre
The Woensdrecht Logistic Centre provides second level maintenance for all aircraft of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.


 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force Woensdrecht Logistic Centre.svg Woensdrecht Logistic Centre, at Woensdrecht Air Base
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 980 Squadron.svg 980 Squadron (Aircraft maintenance)
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 981 Squadron.svg 981 Squadron (Components maintenance)
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 982 Squadron.svg 982 Squadron (Technology and mission support)
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 983 Squadron.svg 983 Squadron (Logistics, manages the air force's central inventory)

People and Aviation Centre
The People and Aviation Centre in Soesterberg is the air force's research, selection, aviation medicine, psychology and physiology centre.


 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force People & Aviation.svg People and Aviation Centre, in Soesterberg

Squadrons assigned to other commands
The following Royal Netherlands Air Force squadrons are assigned to other commands:


 * Kl-koninklijke-landmacht-4.svg Royal Netherlands Army
 * Defensie Grondgebonden Luchtverdedigings Commando embleem.svg Joint Ground-based Air Defense Command, in Vredepeel
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Army 800 Squadron.svg 800 Squadron (Support)
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Army 802 Squadron.svg 802 Squadron, with MIM-104 Patriot long range surface-to-air missiles


 * Royal Military Academy, in Breda
 * Coat of Arms Royal Military Academy Cadets Squadron.svg Cadets Squadron
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 121 Squadron.svg 121 Squadron (Military Scientific Training)
 * Coat of Arms Royal Netherlands Air Force 122 Squadron.svg 122 Squadron (Basic Officer Training)