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Volkel Air Base

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Volkel Air Base, The Netherlands
Volkel Air Base, The Netherlands
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Defense Service Network (DSN) Dialing Instructions

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Emergencies

For emergencies, please contact the local authorities at 112.

In-Depth Overview

Mission

Volkel Air Base is the home of the Royal Netherlands Air Force 1st Fighter Wing. The 703d Munitions Support Squadron is responsible for providing support to the F-16A/B force of the Royal Netherlands Air Force and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Volkel Air Base achieves this mission through close cooperation with our NATO partners in all aspects of mission preparedness, equipment readiness, and development of plans and concepts of operations, environmental consciousness, and positive international relations.

Population

Our community consists of active duty and their family members and civilian contractors . The active-duty personnel consist of 24 different Air Force Specialties who work with the Royal Netherlands Air Force through a bi-lateral agreement or technical arrangement between the U.S. and Dutch Government.

Location

The 703rd Munitions Support Squadron (MUNSS) is a Geographically Separated Unit (GSU) located on a Royal Netherlands Air Force base in the town of Volkel. Volkel AB is in the southeastern province of Noord Brabant and borders the town of Uden, population 30,000. Uden is in the southeastern part of the country within a triangle formed by the cities of s-Hertogenbosch (pop. 100,000), Eindhoven (pop. 150,000) and Nijmegen (pop. 130,000) and is about 85 miles south of Amsterdam. The spoken languages in the region is Dutch and English.

The 703 MUNSS and neighboring towns are surrounded by farmlands in this agricultural region. Crops grown here include wheat, feed corn, potatoes, sugar beets, white asparagus, and strawberries. In the Netherlands you'll also see many greenhouses, used to grow vegetables all year round. Farmers in the area also raise cattle, sheep, horses, and some pigs.