page_title: Structure of the Royal Netherlands Air Force
section_title: Volkel Air Base
hierarchical_section_title: Structure of the Royal Netherlands Air Force / Commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force / Volkel Air Base
caption_attribution_description: English: A Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducts a mission over Afghanistan, May 28, 2008, after receiving fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft. The KC-135R is assigned to the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing deployed from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash.
context_page_description: This article represents the structure of the Royal Netherlands Air Force as of May 2020:
context_section_description: 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.
   Volkel Air Base
   312 Squadron, with F-16AM Falcon
   313 Squadron, with F-16AM Falcon
   640 Squadron (Air base operations)
   900 Squadron (Maintenance)
   901 Squadron (Logistic support)
  Tactical Air Reconnaissance Centre
caption: F-16AM Falcon in flight over Afghanistan
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