WILLEMSTAD - About ninety officers of the Royal Netherlands Army are currently practicing on Curaçao. They are not part of the permanent presence of the Company in the West of Defense in the Caribbean.
The military will, among other things, conduct target practice and carry out groundbreaking activities on the island. The unit is normally located at the Johannes Postkazerne in Havelte, the Netherlands.
Curaçao is a unique training location for the Army because of the weather conditions. In addition, according to the defense there are many options to push the physical and mental limits of the military.
The combat unit, 45 Mechanized Infantry Battalion 'Regiment Infanterie Oranje Gelderland', normally works with the armored vehicle CV-90. No armored vehicles came along for this exercise.
The exercise will last until September 15.