 Six Danish F-16 fighters performed high-risk missions over Libya in order to enforce the no-fly zone.Norwegian F-16's took part in Operation Deny Flight

In October 2002, a tri-national force of 18 Norwegian, Danish, and Dutch F-16 fighter-bombers, with one Dutch Air Force KC-10A tanker, flew to the Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan, to support the NATO ground forces in Afghanistan as a part of the Operation Enduring Freedom.One of the missions was Operation Desert Lion.