Editing Belgian Armed Forces (section)

===21st Century===
* 2001 - now: QRA ([[Benelux]] airspace)<ref>{{Cite web|title=de Benelux: QRA|url=https://www.mil.be/nl/onze-missies/de-benelux-qra/|access-date=2020-12-26|website=Defensie|language=nl}}</ref>
*2003, March - 2004, 2 December: [[Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina|SFOR]] (part of [[NATO]] Peacekeepers) ([[Bosnia and Herzegovina]])<ref>{{Cite web|title=SFOR Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina|url=https://www.nato.int/sfor/docu/d981116a.htm|access-date=2020-12-26|website=www.nato.int}}</ref>
*2004, 30 March - now: [[Baltic Air Policing]] (part of NATO QRA) ([[Estonia]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]])<ref>{{Cite web|title=NATO Baltic Air Policing: Belgium to take over lead and Germany to augment|url=https://ac.nato.int/archive/2018/nato-baltic-air-policing-belgium-to-take-over-lead-and-germany-to-augment.aspx|access-date=2020-12-26|website=ac.nato.int}}</ref>
* 2004, 7 August - 2014: [[International Security Assistance Force|ISAF]] (part of NATO) ([[Afghanistan]]: [[Kabul International Airport|Hamid Karzai International Airport]], [[Mazar-i-Sharif|Mazar-I-Sharif]], [[Kunduz]], [[Kandahar]] [[Kandahar International Airport|Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport]])<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pieter De Crem : Belgian F-16's reach a milestone in the number of flight hours for ISAF|url=https://www.pieterdecrem.be/index.php?id=253&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=188&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=3366&cHash=c3fe581addb288a1576968a6de5d3479&L=0|access-date=2020-12-26|website=www.pieterdecrem.be}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=General info|url=https://finabel.org/belgium/|access-date=2020-12-26|website=finabel.org}}</ref>
*2006, 30 August - 2014, December: [[United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon|UNIFIL]] (as UN Peacekeepers and deminers) (South Lebanon: Israel-Lebanon border)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-01-05|title=Belgian troops bid farewell to south Lebanon|url=https://unifil.unmissions.org/belgian-troops-bid-farewell-south-lebanon|access-date=2020-12-26|website=UNIFIL|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-09-29|title=Two Belgian generals to serve on Lebanon mission, Belgian News, Belgium, Expatica|url=http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=48&story_id=32677|access-date=2020-12-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929115116/http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=48&story_id=32677|archive-date=29 September 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-10-23|title=Libanon {{!}} Belgian Defence|url=http://www.mil.be/nl/libanon|access-date=2020-12-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023053719/http://www.mil.be/nl/libanon|archive-date=23 October 2017}}</ref>
* 2008, February - 2009, 15 March: [[European Union Military Operation in Chad and the Central African Republic|EUFOR Chad/CAR]] ([[Chad]], [[Central African Republic]])
*2010, 30 June - now: [[MONUSCO]] (continuation of MONUC) (as UN Peacekeepers) ([[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]: [[Kinshasa]], [[France]]: [[Brest, France|Brest]])<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-05-28|title=Steven Vanackere on the Democratic Republic of Congo and the new MONUSCO mandate|url=https://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/Newsroom/news/press_releases/foreign_affairs/2010/mei/ni_280510_congo_monusco|access-date=2020-12-26|website=Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs|language=en}}</ref>
*2011, 21 March - 2011, 31 March: [[Operation Odyssey Dawn]] (part of NATO) ([[Libya]], [[Greece]]: Araxos Air Base)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-09-23|title=Belgium sends four F-16s to Libya - News - Portal Belgian Government|url=http://www.belgium.be/en/news/2011/news_f-16-libya.jsp|access-date=2020-12-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923183725/http://www.belgium.be/en/news/2011/news_f-16-libya.jsp|archive-date=23 September 2015}}</ref>
* 2013 - 2023: [[United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali|MINUSMA]] (as [[United Nations peacekeeping|UN Peacekeepers]]) ([[Mali]]: [[Bamako]], [[Gao]], [[Germany]]: [[Potsdam]])
* 2013 - now: [[European Union Training Mission in Mali|EUTM]] (Mali)
* 2014 - now: Operation Desert Falcon (part of [[Operation Inherent Resolve]]) ([[Iraq]]: [[Baghdad|Bagdhad]], [[Erbil]], [[Syria]], [[Kuwait]], [[United States]]: [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]], [[Germany]]: [[Ramstein Air Base|Ramstein]] EPEI, [[United Arab Emirates]]: [[Al Dhafra Air Base|Al Dhafra]])<ref>{{Cite web|title=Midden-Oosten|url=https://www.mil.be/nl/onze-missies/midden-oosten/|access-date=2020-12-26|website=Defensie|language=nl}}</ref>
*2014, 10 August - now: [[Operation Atalanta]] (part of EU NAVFOR) ([[Gulf of Aden]], [[Somalia|Somalian Coast]], [[Arabian Sea]], [[Indian Ocean]])<ref>{{Cite web|title=European Union Naval Force Operation Atalanta|url=https://eunavfor.eu/|access-date=2020-12-26|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Belgium Navy Frigate Leopold I Conducts First Friendly Approach After Joining Operation Atalanta {{!}} Eunavfor|url=https://eunavfor.eu/belgium-frigate-bns-leopold-i-joins-operation-atalanta/|access-date=2020-12-26|language=en|archive-date=21 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121141833/https://eunavfor.eu/belgium-frigate-bns-leopold-i-joins-operation-atalanta/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 2015, 7 January - now: [[Operation Vigilant Guardian]] (Belgium)<ref>{{Cite web|title=België: operatie Vigilant Guardian|url=https://www.mil.be/nl/onze-missies/belgie-operatie-vigilant-guardian/|access-date=2020-12-26|website=Defensie|language=nl}}</ref>
**As a result of the increased threat of terrorism after the shooting at the Charlie Hebdo newspaper's offices in Paris, France. The Belgian Armed Forces initiated Operation Vigilant Guardian, meant to assist the police with securing high-profile targets in major Belgian cities. After the attacks on 22 March 2016, this military protection was expanded to include soft targets in the public space, allocating 2000 army personnel for deployment. Currently, 550 service members remain deployed for public safety.
* 2015 - 2021: [[Resolute Support Mission]] (continuation of ISAF) (part of NATO) (Afghanistan)
*2016 - now: Cooperation with Tunisia for training, force protection and demining. ([[Tunisia]])<ref>{{Cite web|title=Defensie: Voortzetting van de vormingsopdracht in Tunesië in 2017 {{!}} News.belgium|url=https://news.belgium.be/nl/defensie-voortzetting-van-de-vormingsopdracht-tunesie-2017|access-date=2020-12-28|website=news.belgium.be|language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=De samenwerking met Tunesië|url=https://www.peterbuysrogge.be/nieuws/de-samenwerking-met-tunesie|access-date=2020-12-28|website=Peter Buysrogge|language=nl}}</ref>
* 2017 - now: Operation New Nero ([[Niger]], [[Sahel|Sahel region]], [[Benin|Northern Benin]]: [[Cotonou|port of Cotonou]], [[:fr:Centre de perfectionnement aux actions post-conflictuelles de déminage et de dépollution|CPADD]])<ref>{{Cite web|title=Niger|url=https://www.mil.be/nl/onze-missies/niger/|access-date=2020-12-26|website=Defensie|language=nl}}</ref>
*2020, February - now: [[European-Led Maritime Awareness in the Strait of Hormuz]] (EMASOH) ([[Persian Gulf]], [[Strait of Hormuz]], [[Abu Dhabi]])<ref>{{Cite web|title=The European mission is now operational in the Arabian-Persian Gulf|url=https://www.gouvernement.fr/en/the-european-mission-is-now-operational-in-the-arabian-persian-gulf|access-date=2020-12-28|website=Gouvernement.fr|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=European Maritime Awareness in The Strait of Hormuz (EMASOH)|url=https://fmn.dk/en/topics/operations/igangvarende-operationer/hormuz/|access-date=2020-12-28|website=Ministry of Defence|language=en}}</ref>
*2021: [[Operation Sea Guardian]] (part of NATO) ([[United Kingdom]]: [[Northwood Headquarters|Northwood OHQ]])
*2021: [[Operation Irini]] (part of EU NAVFOR MED)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ponthier |first1=Annick |last2=Verduyckt |first2=Kris |title=PLAN D'OPÉRATIONS 2021 - Audition |url=https://www.dekamer.be/flwb/pdf/55/1706/55K1706001.pdf |publisher=CHAMBRE DES REPRÉSENTANTS DE BELGIQUE |date=22 December 2020}}</ref>
*2021: [[NATO Training Mission – Iraq|Nato Training Mission Iraq]] (part of NATO)