BELGIUM     

Psychologische operaties

For many years, Belgium has contributed specialist personnel to various mulitinational PSYOPS formations - individual soldiers have served within German OPINFO units on deployment i.e. KOSOVO, MACEDONIA, and BOSNIA.  It is only recently - 2006 in fact, that Belgium has established a dedicated PSYOPS capability.  The unit or speciality is 'hidden' within an old established regimental unit - The 17 Recce - a cavalry unit.  Officially PSYOPS was added to 17 Recce in 2003, as was a CIMIC detachment.

Recent information received, is that PSYOPS within the Belgian Army is now entrenched. As of 19 October 2007, the 17 Recce unit no longer carries this name.  The new name is the INFORMATION OPERATIONS GROUP (17 Recce).........PSYOPS having increased it's importance and value in the Belgian Armed Forces.

As of 2008, The Belgian Information Operations Group (17 Recce) has had a new heraldic designation authorised.

Belgian Tactical Psyops Team - Afghanistan

Circa 2009 

AFGHANISTAN - Belgian Tactical PSYOPS Team

In 2012 pictures emerged of the small Belgian Tactical PSYOPS Team element part of the German Contingent at Kunduz.  Protected by the German Army, the TPT shows some interesting patches made - locally made and sourced.

BELGIAN PSYOPS TASK FORCE FOX rare cloth patch	17 RECCE UNIT INSIGNIA   17de Compagnie Recce	INFORMATION OPERATIONS GROUP 19 Oct 2007 officially desiganted THE INFORMATIONS OPERATIOSN GROUP (17 Recce)