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News items - Ministry of Defence
Netherlands armed forces commemorate the fallen
Today, the Dutch Defence organisation commemorated all soldiers and civilians of the Kingdom of the Netherlands who perished in ...
Change of command in Kunduz
Today, Colonel (MC) Marc Brinkman and civil representative Hans Peter van der Woude assumed command of the police training group ...
Military attention for abdication and investiture in mission areas
Just as in the Netherlands, Queen’s Day and the investiture did not go unnoticed in mission areas of the Netherlands armed forces. ...
Prominent presence of Defence organisation in royal escort
The royal couple received a gun salute as they proceeded to the Nieuwe Kerk on Dam Square. In line with the tradition accompanying ...
Honorary salute for Queen Beatrix
By firing a 101-volley salute from 09.00 hrs, HNLMS Evertsen paid an 8-minute tribute to Queen Beatrix while sailing on the IJ ...
Cabinet clears the way for private security on board merchant vessels
The cabinet will draft legislation which will enable shipping companies to hire armed personnel from private security companies ...
5,000th flight of Defence SAR helicopters
This afternoon, a Defence SAR helicopter picked up a heavily pregnant woman from the island of Ameland and flew her to Leeuwarden ...
Defence helicopters on stand-by
From Monday onwards, Chinook transport helicopters of the Netherlands Defence organisation and Royal Netherlands Air Force ground ...
F-16s intercept Russian bombers
2 Dutch F-16s today took off from Leeuwarden Airbase to intercept 2 Russian bombers.
Marechaussee to supply border guards to Frontex
During the coming months, the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee will supply 11 border guard officials for duties at various European ...
