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Belgian Medical Component

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Country
  
Belgium

Size
  
2,000 personnel

Allegiance
  
King of the Belgians

Part of
  
Belgian Armed Forces

Founded
  
2002; 15 years ago (2002)

Commander
  
Major General Geert Laire

The Medical Component of the Belgian Armed Forces (Dutch: Medische Component, French: Composante Médicale) is the military medical service which provides medical support for its members in home and abroad operations, participating in humanitarian aid and providing certain services to the civilian society. The current Commander of the Medical Component is Major General Geert Laire

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Organisation

The Medical Component consists of the following units:

  • A medical operational command (COMOPSMED), located in Evere.
  • 5 Medical Intervention Elements (EMI), located in Destelbergen, Ghlin, Peutie, Lombardsijde, and Landen,which provide the means of transportation for the wounded as well as more specialised medical care in the field.
  • A Medical Technical Intervention Element (EMI-Tech), located in Nivelles, which is responsible for medical supplies in Belgium and abroad.
  • The Military Hospital of Neder-Over-Heembeek.

    • Weapons

  • FN GP
  • FN FNC

    • Vehicles

  • Agusta A109 Medevac
  • John Deere M-Gator
  • M113 Ambulance
  • MAN Shelter
  • Pandur 6X6 Ambulance
  • Renault Premium Cargo
  • Toyota Land Cruiser
  • Unimog Ambulance 4X4
  • Volvo 10T
  • Volvo Recovery
  • Volkswagen Ambulance LT35
  • Refrigerator Plasma Volvo (Thermoking)
  • Jeep 4X4 Bombardier
  • Volvo 10T Cargo (6X4)
  • Ford Transit Ambulance

    • Princely Members

  • Princess Astrid of Belgium is Colonel of the Medical Component.

    • References

    Belgian Medical Component Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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