Belgium in the Cold War - 1989

The airforce was a mix between US equipment (F-16A/B) and French (Mirage-5). Airbase Kleine Brogel had a nuclear task. (not possible yet in CMO). I used surrogate US F-16C-Block 30. Koksijde Air Base and the, already US managed Chièvres Air Base, were designated as Collocated Operating Bases to be used by US Air Force reinforcements in case of crisis or war. Unknown which units this would be. Not only these two bases, there are quite a high number of reserve airbases available used by the US Army 1st CAV or other units like A-10’s. Very close to Chièvres Air Base lies , NATO Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE). An interesting target of course for the WP! - Other reserve airfields: -Zutendaali airfields used by the US 1st Cavalry Division and used during exercises like Reforger. Also because of the POMCUS Army Brigade storage site at Zutendaal.ii -Oostmalle (very close to the very good beer Westmalleiii…) used by the US 1st Cavalry Division during exercises like Reforger (just as Zutendaal). -Ursul. This airfield was used during Exercise Reforger 76 in August/September of that year for the re-assembly of United States-based US Army helicopters arriving by ship into Zeebrugge port for onward deployment to Kitzingen, Germany. -Weelde. The airfield also accommodated a POMCUS (Prepositioned Organisational Material Sets) site. Such a site would house a US army brigade sized equipment of tanks and the lot. With an attached runway this was very suitable to fly-in personnel! iv I haven’t put magazines inside to keep the amount of units lower. -Saint Hubert -Bertrix-Jehonville. Next to this reserve airfield, one very large ammo storage site (270 bunkers…) was built by the US in 1991 and therefore cannot play a role in this cold war scenario.. This last category airfields will take a bit longer to get ready of course because no armament or aircraft parts are located at these bases. But these are very suited for C-130, Harrier, Jaguar, A-10 or helicopter operation