Le secrétaire général de l’OTAN remercie le personnel de la base aérienne de Kleine Brogel
Au cours de la visite qu'il a effectuée ce lundi (19 janvier 2015) à la base aérienne de Kleine Brogel, dans l'est de la Belgique, le secrétaire général de l’OTAN, Jens Stoltenberg, a remercié le personnel de la Composante Air de l'armée belge pour les services rendus et la contribution apportée aux opérations de l'Organisation.
At the airbase, the Secretary General toured the operations centre and hangars, where he met flight crews, security and support personnel, and was briefed on Belgium’s air force capabilities and wide-ranging contributions to NATO operations. He was accompanied by the Belgian Defence Minister Steven Vandeput.
The Secretary General commended the personnel for their professionalism and dedication to defending the Alliance. He noted that Belgium played an important role in NATO missions in Afghanistan and Libya, and that since January 2015, Belgian jets have been patrolling the skies over the Baltics as part of NATO’s air policing mission. Mr Stoltenberg also met with United States Air Force personnel working at the base, stressing the importance of solid trans-Atlantic cooperation.