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A Royal Dutch Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft conducting a mission over Afghanistan, 2008.
A Royal Dutch Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft conducting a mission over Afghanistan, 2008.
Credit: U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway

An F-16 Fighting Falcon of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) conducting a mission over Afghanistan in 2008 under the NATO ISAF flag. In October 2014 The Dutch Air Force joined the U.S. and its allies in fighting the Islamic State, deploying eight F-16's (of which 2 reserve) to Jordan.