2nd Tactical Wing

2nd Tactical Wing
Active 1947
Country Belgium Belgium
Branch Air Component
Garrison/HQ Florennes Air Base
March Taïaut-Taïaut
Mascot(s) A wild boar called Bullrush
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Michel Colles
Aircraft flown
Fighter F-16 Fighting Falcon, previous; Dassault Mirage 5, and the F-104 Starfighter

The 2nd Tactical Wing (Dutch: 2 Tactische Wing, French: 2 Wing Tactique) is a wing in the Air Component of the Belgian Armed Forces at Florennes air force base in the Southern French speaking part of Belgium near the (small) city of Dinant. It comprises the 1st Squadron and the 350th Squadron of the Air Component.The 2nd wing has the famous patch/logo of a red comet (Dutch: De komeet, French: La comete)


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