Volkel Air Base

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Volkel Air Base (Dutch: Vliegbasis Volkel) (IATA: UDE, ICAO: EHVK) is a military airbase used by the Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force (RNLASF) - Dutch: Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu), located near the village of Volkel, Netherlands. Located in the north-east corner of the province of North Brabant, the air base is home to two F-35A squadrons, No. 312 and No. 313 and a maintenance, logistical, base squadron for the RNLASF. Volkel also houses the 703rd Munitions Support Squadron, part of the 52nd Fighter Wing from the United States Air Force. After more than 50 years, former Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers in 2013 officially confirmed the presence of 22 B61 nuclear bombs at Volkel. In 2021 training with the latest B-61-12 modification began and in December 2023, 14 F-16 could be seen performing an elephant walk (aeronautics) before take off.