In 1961, the 333 Squadron was moved from Sola Air Station to Andøya with their Grumman HU-16 Albatross.
In the autumn of 2011, an Orion aircraft from Andenes patrolled the Indian Ocean from a forward base in the Seychelles, supported by 44 personnel and contributing 29 patrols of 8-10 hours to NATO's anti-piracy operation [REF].