Coalition Forces Involved in the
War Against Terrorism- Afghanistan.
Thanks to David Bromage for his help with this page.
| Australia | Australian Special Forces
including the SASR.
4 x F/A-18 at Diego Garcia 2 x B707 tankers at Manas airfield in Kyrgyzstan 2 x P-3C supporting US carrier groups in the Gulf of Oman and Indian Ocean, relieving US Navy P-3s for other duties Australian ships to the Combined Forces Maritime Component Commander. National Command Element to Kuwait. |
| Bahrain | Naval liaison officer at
US Naval Forces Central Command.
Continuous fighter alert for defensive operations in support of Allied units in Bahrain. Frigate and support personnel in the area of operations. Provides basing and over flight facilities for Allied aircraft. |
| Belgium | Officer to the Coalition
Intelligence Center at CENTCOM and an officer to the Regional Air Movement
Center as deputy chief of operations.
Belgium Air Force transport provided for medical and food supplies. |
| Canada | First Coalition task group
to reach the area of operations.
Naval forces operating in all areas of operations in interdiction and combat support missions. CAF aircraft and helicopters airlifted relief supplies and freight to Afghanistan. Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group deployed to Kandahar for security and combat operations. Canadian Special Forces were deployed in the full range of missions. |
| Czechoslovakia | Representatives to CENTCOM
Personnel deployed to Camp Doha, Kuwait to perform local training and AOR consequence management support. |
| Denmark | Airlift assets deployed
to the area in February and ground attack aircraft F-16s to the deployed
later.
100 Special Forces troops operating under US command. |
| Egypt | Representatives at CENTCOM |
| Finland | Liaison team at CENTCOM, providing Civil Military Operations team coordinating UN, ISAF and UEO operations in Afghanistan. |
| France | French Air Force transport
aircraft deployed to Dushanbe, Tajikistan for humanitarian and military
airlift operations.
French engineers for construction at Manas. French officer at Regional Air Movement Control. French embassy working alongside the ISAF and World Health Organization to make major improvements to the Kabul Institute. Carrier Battle Group operating in North Arabian Sea. |
| Germany | 2,250 personnel operating
in the AOR with CENTCOM.
German Special Forces in Afghanistan. Three frigates, fast patrol boat group and three supply ships in the Gulf of Aden since January 2002. Luftwaffe Airbus A-310 on alert for medevac operations in Germany. German infantry battalion in Kabul as part of the ISAF. A transport element operates out of Uzbekistan in support. |
| Great Britain | See Operation Veritas: British Units deployed |
| Greece | Greek Frigate deployed
to CENTCOM AOR in March 2002.
One engineer company and a C-130 for tactical support of ISAF operations. |
| Italy | C-130 to Manas Airfield.
Italian personnel committed to ISAF and OEF operations in Afghanistan. Carrier Battle Group supporting combat operations in North Arabian Sea. |
| Japan | Three destroyers and two
supply ships to the Indian Ocean, supporting Coalition forces and providing
fuel at the Japanese government's expense to Coalition ships.
Half of JSDF transport fleet deployed supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. JSDF also transported relief supplies to Pakistan for Afghan refugees. |
| Jordan | Mine clearance unit and
personnel deployed to Kandahar.
One person to join Regional Air Movement Control Centre. Provides basing and over flight rights in support of Coalition forces. Jordanian hospital deployed to Mazar-e-Sharif. |
| Netherlands | Strategic airlift support
for ISAF from Incirlik, Turkey.
Two frigates in CENTCOM AOR, and other ships deploying to relieve US units in US Southern Command. One person to join Regional Air Movement Control Centre. |
| New Zealand | Logistical and airlift support
(C-130s) in Afghanistan.
Air Loading Team deployed to support the ISAF. Special Forces, including the NZ SAS. |
| Norway | Mine clearance vehicles
and personnel clearing Kandahar and its surroundings.
Special Operations Forces operating in Afghanistan. Tactical airlift support (C-130s) for ISAF forces. Norway will deploy fighters to Manas after the initial force rotation. |
| Poland | Two personnel at CENTCOM, rising to four.
Basing and over flight permission granted. Engineer and Logistic units to theatre in March to assist in demining of Afghanistan, construction, fortification and logistic support. Polish Special Force GROM in combat operations in Afghanistan. Maritime interception operations in the North Arabian Gulf and the North Arabian Sea. |
| Republic of Korea | Naval vessel transported
500-tons of critical construction material from Singapore to Diego Garcia.
$54 million in aid to Afghanistan. A level 11 hospital was deployed to Manas. |
| Romania | Basing and over flight permission
granted to US aircraft from 19th September 2001.
Representative to CENTCOM, representative to Coalition Intelligence Center. One Military Police platoon, a C-130 and medical personnel deployed to ISAF. Training equipment supplied to Afghan National Guard. |
| Russia | Food, medicine, furniture
and supplies provided to Afghanistan.
First Coalition built hospital provided by Russia opened in Kabul on 29th November 2001. Turned over to the local population on 25th January 2002. |
| Spain | Spanish hospital in Bagrem
treating patients.
Aircraft and ships to deploy to CENTCOM shortly. |
| Sweden | Initially 100 troops, increasing to nearly 400 in February 2006 |
| Turkey | Basing and over flight permission
for all Coalition aircraft.
Officer to the Regional Air Movement Control Center. |
| United Arab Emirates | Basing and over flight permission
for all Coalition aircraft.
Air Force transport aircraft supporting transferring supplies into Central Asia. |
| Uzbekistan | Representatives at CENTCOM. |
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