 By order of the Commander of the Special Forces Command, from 24 September 2007 aerodrome was put into operation and ready to receive and organize flights of the state aviation] aviation.The air base personnel took an active part in the Russian-Belarusian exercises "Zapad-2009", where they worked on the interception of air targets.In addition, combat shooting is conducted every year at the Ashuluk and Ladoga firing ranges.