Belgian Medical Component

Belgian Medical Component

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=Medical Component of the Belgian Armed Forces


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dates=2002-present: Medical Component
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commander1=Brigade General Danielle Levillez
commander1_label=Commander
notable_commanders=The Medical Component ( _nl. Medische Component, _fr. Composante Médicale) is the medical service of the Belgian Armed Forces. It provides medical support for the Belgian Armed Forces and its operations, participates in humanitarian aid and provides certain services to the civilian society. The current Commander of the Medical Component is Brigade General Danielle Levillez.
[
Major-General in the Medical Component]

Organisation

The Medical Component consists of the following units:
* A medical operational command (COMOPSMED), located in Evere.
* 4 Operational Medical Centres (CMO), located in Brussels, Leopoldsburg, Marche-en-Famenne and Zeebruges. These centres have a number of so-called Medical Antennas at their disposal, spread across the area for which they are responsible, as well as Advanced Medical Elements (EMA) in order to guarantee medical support for operations and exercises.
* 3 Medical Intervention Elements (EMI), located in Destelbergen, Ghlin 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.

Equipment

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

External links

* [http://www.mil.be/medcomp/index.asp?LAN=N Official website of the Medical Component (in Dutch)]
* [http://www.mil.be/medcomp/index.asp?LAN=F Official website of the Medical Component (in French)]


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