Editing Netherlands Armed Forces

{{Short description|Combined military forces of the Netherlands}}
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| headquarters = [[Ministry of Defence (Netherlands)|Ministry of Defence]], The Hague
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| minister = {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Secretary_of_Defence_of_the_Netherlands.svg|size=23px}}  [[Gijs Tuinman]]
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The '''Netherlands Armed Forces''' ({{langx|nl|Nederlandse krijgsmacht}}) are the [[military|military forces]] of the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]] (mainland [[Netherlands]] in Europe and islands of the [[Dutch Caribbean]]). The armed forces consist of four service branches: the [[Royal Netherlands Navy]] ({{lang|nl|Koninklijke Marine}}), the [[Royal Netherlands Army]] ({{lang|nl|Koninklijke Landmacht}}), the [[Royal Netherlands Air Force]] ({{lang|nl|Koninklijke Luchtmacht}}) and the [[Royal Marechaussee|Royal Netherlands Marechaussee]] ({{lang|nl|Koninklijke Marechaussee}}). The service branches are supplemented by various joint support organizations. In addition, local conscript forces exist on the Dutch Caribbean islands of [[Aruba]] and [[Curaçao]]. These operate under the auspices of the Royal Netherlands Navy and the [[Netherlands Marine Corps]]. The armed forces are part of the [[Ministry of Defence (Netherlands)|Ministry of Defence]].

Supreme command of the armed forces is determined in Article 97 of the [[constitution of the Netherlands|constitution]], which states "The Government shall have supreme authority over the armed forces". Service members swear allegiance to the King in his role as head of state. 

The [[military ranks of the Netherlands armed forces]] are similar to those of fellow [[NATO]] member states and were established by [[Decree|Royal Decree]]. The highest-ranking [[Officer (armed forces)|officer]] in the Dutch military is the [[Chief of Defence (Netherlands)|Chief of Defence]], who is a four-star officer (NATO OF-9).

After initial cooperation with the [[Bundeswehr|German army]] in 1995 through a [[I. German/Dutch Corps|Münster-located corps]] and increasing cross-linking during the following decades, all three Royal Netherlands Army combat brigades have fully integrated into German divisions as of March 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Auf dem Weg zur Verteidigungsunion: Gesamtes Heer der Niederlande ist jetzt der Bundeswehr unterstellt |language=de-DE |work=Der Tagesspiegel Online |url=https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/auf-dem-weg-zur-verteidigungsunion-gesamte-truppe-der-niederlande-soll-in-die-bundeswehr-eingebunden-werden-9294005.html |access-date=2023-07-17 |issn=1865-2263}}</ref>

In 2024 the Netherlands Armed Forces was awarded the [[Wateler Peace Prize]].<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=24 October 2024 |title=Nederlandse krijgsmacht krijgt vredesprijs |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2541909-nederlandse-krijgsmacht-krijgt-prestigieuze-vredesprijs |website=NOS |language=Dutch}}</ref>

== Foundation in law and purpose ==
The Netherlands armed forces exist by declaration in the [[constitution of the Netherlands]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Artikel 97: Krijgsmacht |url=https://www.denederlandsegrondwet.nl/id/vkugbqvedhvy/artikel_97_krijgsmacht |website=denederlandsegrondwet.nl |publisher=De Nederlandse Grondwet |access-date=15 February 2021}}</ref> Article 97 of the constitution determines that the armed forces exist
* To defend the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]] and its interests in the world; and
* To protect and advance the international rule of law.

This means that the role and responsibility of the Dutch military in international stability and peacekeeping is constitutionally determined.

The same article of the constitution determines that supreme command of the Dutch military resides with the [[Government of the Netherlands]]. This has been the case since the constitution was changed in 1983; before then, supreme command of the armed forces of the Netherlands was held by the [[Monarchy of the Netherlands|Monarch]].

== Overview ==
=== Organization ===
[[File:CDS_Onno_Eichelsheim_commando-overdracht_Ridderzaal_2.jpg|thumb|Chief of Defence [[general]] [[Onno Eichelsheim]] during the acceptance ceremony of the command over the Netherlands Armed Forces, April 2021.]]
The existence of, authority over, and tasks of the armed forces are determined in the [[constitution of the Netherlands]]. [[Cabinet of the Netherlands|The Government]], which consists of cabinet members led by the [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands|Prime Minister]] and the [[Monarchy of the Netherlands|King]], functions as the head of the armed forces. Although service members swear allegiance to the [[Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands|King of the Netherlands]], the monarch does not hold the position of [[commander-in-chief]]. Therefore, in practice, important decisions are made by Cabinet, while the [[List of Ministers of Defence of the Netherlands|Minister of Defence]] assumes political responsibility over the Ministry.{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}}

The [[Ministry of Defence (Netherlands)|Ministry of Defence]] is the government ministry which is responsible for formulating and executing defence policy. The ministry consists of the Minister, [[List of Ministers of Defence of the Netherlands#List of State Secretaries for Defence|State Secretary]], the Central Staff, the Netherlands Armed Forces and two independent support organizations. The Central Staff ({{lang|nl|Bestuursstaf}}) of the Ministry comprises several directorates responsible for executing policy, advising the Minister and State Secretary, and controlling the Defence organization. The Central Staff is led by the highest civil servant of the defence organization, the Secretary General. Moreover, the Central Staff incorporates the Defence Staff, which is the highest military organ under command of the [[Chief of Defence (Netherlands)|Chief of Defence]]. The Chief of Defence is the military leader of the Netherlands Armed Forces and the most senior military adviser to the Minister of Defence. The Chief of Defence has command over the Armed Forces, the [[Netherlands Special Operations Command]] (NLD SOCOM) and the [[Defence Cyber Command]]. Several special executive organizations, including the [[Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service|Military Intelligence and Security Service]] and the office of the Inspector General, are incorporated into the Central Staff as well.{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}}

=== Personnel ===
The Netherlands Armed Forces are a professional military, [[conscription in the Netherlands]] having been suspended in 1996 with the exception of Aruba and Curaçao.<ref>"Suspended" in this case means that no conscripts are called up in the Netherlands; the legal mechanism for the draft is still in place.</ref> All military branches are open to female recruits. In 2018 the Ministry of Defence announced that the submarine service will begin accepting female recruits for positions as officer, NCO and sailor.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gain |first1=Nathan |title=Dutch female sailors now admitted for submarine service |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/01/dutch-female-sailors-now-admitted-for-submarine-service/ |access-date=15 February 2021 |work=Naval News |date=22 January 2020}}</ref>

The [[Dutch Ministry of Defence]] employs over 70,000 personnel, including both civilian and military personnel.<ref>{{cite web |title=Aantallen personeel |url=https://www.defensie.nl/onderwerpen/overdefensie/het-verhaal-van-defensie/aantallen-personeel |website=defensie.nl |date=1 September 2024 |publisher=Ministry of Defence |access-date=3 December 2024}}</ref> The distribution of personnel in the Defence organization, including the Armed Forces, on 1 September 2024 was as follows:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Service !! Military !! Reserve !! Civilian !! Total
|-
| Navy || align="right"| 7336 || align="right"| 1,632 || align="right"| 2,989 || align="right"| '''11,957'''
|-
| Army || align="right"| 16,766 || align="right"| 4,405 || align="right"| 3,783 || align="right"| '''24,954'''
|-
| Air Force || align="right"| 6,653 || align="right"| 823 || align="right"| 1,245 || align="right"| '''8,721'''
|-
| Marechaussee || align="right"| 6,913 || align="right"| 406 || align="right"| 847 || align="right"| '''8,166'''
|-
| Central Staff || align="right"| 1,304 || align="right"| 23 || align="right"| 2,675 || align="right"| '''4,002'''
|-
| Defence Support Command || align="right"| 2,605 || align="right"| 175 || align="right"| 7,422 || align="right"| '''10,202'''
|-
| Defence Materiel Organisation || align="right"| 728 || align="right"| 19 || align="right"| 5,251 || align="right"| '''5,998'''
|-
| '''Total''' || align="right"| '''42,305''' || align="right"| '''7,483''' || align="right"| '''24,212''' || align="right"| '''74,000'''
|}

In March 2025 it was announced that the Dutch government wants to increase the size of the Netherlands Armed Forces from 70,000 to 200,000 personnel.<ref>{{cite web |date=24 March 2025 |title=Kabinet wil veel grotere krijgsmacht: 'Defensie moet continu paraat staan' |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2560981-kabinet-wil-veel-grotere-krijgsmacht-defensie-moet-continu-paraat-staan |website=NOS |language=Dutch}}</ref>

=== Ranks ===
{{Main|Military ranks of the Netherlands armed forces}}
The Dutch military is part of the [[NATO]] militaries and therefore conforms to the structure of a NATO military. It also uses conforming [[Ranks and insignia of NATO|rank structures]].

=== Oath ===
All Dutch military personnel, [[officer (armed forces)|officer]]s and [[enlisted personnel]], are required to take an [[oath of allegiance]]. This oath is recorded in the law on General Military Personnel Regulations (Algemeen Militair Ambtenarenregelement) in Article 126a and states the following:<ref>{{cite web |title=Artikel 126a. - Algemeen militair ambtenarenreglement |url=https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0003482/2020-01-01#Hoofdstuk11a |website=wetten.nl |publisher=Overheid.nl |access-date=15 February 2021}}</ref>

:{{lang|nl|"Ik zweer (beloof) trouw aan de Koning, gehoorzaamheid aan de wetten en onderwerping aan de krijgstucht. Zo waarlijk helpe mij God Almachtig (Dat beloof ik)."}}

Translated in English:

:''"I swear (pledge) loyalty to the King, obedience to the law and submission to martial discipline. So help me God (That, I pledge)."''

=== Unionized military ===
Unlike many military organizations, Dutch military members are allowed to form and join unions.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Teitler |first1=Ger |title=The Successful Case of Military Unionization in The Netherlands |journal=Armed Forces and Society |date=August 1976 |volume=2 |issue=4 |pages=517–528 |doi=10.1177/0095327X7600200404 |s2cid=144421886 |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0095327X7600200404 |access-date=15 February 2021|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

There is a wide variety of unions, including unions exclusive to officers or particular service branches. Some of the larger unions include:
*{{lang|nl|Algemene Federatie van Militair Personeel}} (AFMP, [[General Federation of Military Personnel]]), which was recognized by the Dutch government in 1966. The AFMP is a member of the [[Federation of Dutch Trade Unions]] (FNV).
*{{lang|nl|Algemeen Christelijke Organisatie van Militairen}} (ACOM, General Christian Organization for Military Personnel). The ACOM is a member of the [[Christian National Trade Union Federation]] (CNV).
*{{lang|nl|Gezamenlijke Officieren Verenigingen en Middelbaar en Hoger Burgerpersoneel bij Defensie}} (GOV/MHB, United Officers Associations and Middle- and Senior level Civilian Personnel)
*{{lang|nl|Vakbond voor Defensiepersoneel VBM}} (VBM, Union for Defence Personnel).

== Service branches ==
=== Royal Netherlands Navy ===
{{Main|Royal Netherlands Navy}}
[[File:De Zeven Provinciën At-Sea Demo Formidable Shield 2021.jpg|thumb|[[HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (F802)|HNLMS ''De Zeven Provinciën'']] during exercise At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield 2021 on the [[Atlantic Ocean]].]]
The Royal Netherlands Navy ({{langx|nl|Koninklijke Marine}}) is the Netherlands Armed Forces' maritime force which consists of [[List of active Royal Netherlands Navy ships|24 commissioned ships]] and an additional number of support ships of various types. The Navy is commanded by the [[Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy]] ({{langx|nl|Commandant Zeestrijdkrachten}}), an officer in the rank of [[Vice Admiral]] or [[Lieutenant General|Lieutenant General of the Marines]], who reports directly to the [[Chief of Defence (Netherlands)|Chief of Defence]]. In addition to being the commanding officer of the Royal Netherlands Navy, the {{lang|nl|Commandant Zeestrijdkrachten}} holds the position of [[Admiral Benelux]]. As such, the {{lang|nl|Commandant Zeestrijdkrachten}} is the commanding officer of the operational units of the Royal Netherlands Navy and the [[Belgian Naval Component]].

The surface fleet of the Navy consist of [[frigate]]s, [[amphibious warfare ship]]s, [[Patrol boat|patrol vessels]], [[Minesweeper|mine-countermeasure vessels]] and multiple [[auxiliary ship]]s. All major surface vessels of the Royal Netherlands Navy are constructed at the Dutch [[shipyard]] [[Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding]]. This includes the technologically advanced air-defence frigates of the [[De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate|''De Zeven Provinciën''-class]]. [[Thales Nederland]] produces various types of high-end [[sensor]]s and [[radar]]s for the Dutch fleet.

The [[Royal Netherlands Navy Submarine Service]] ({{langx|nl|Onderzeedienst}}) was established in 1906 and is responsible for the operation of all [[List of submarines of the Netherlands|Dutch submarines]]. As of 2021, the {{lang|nl|Onderzeedienst}} operates four [[Walrus-class submarine|''Walrus''-class submarines]] and one [[submarine tender]], [[HNLMS Mercuur (A900)|HNLMS ''Mercuur'']]. The Dutch submarines fulfill a considerable role within [[NATO]] as their small size and expeditionary capacities allow them to operate in waters that are off-limits to larger submarines. The Ministry of Defence initiated a replacement program in November 2014. in March 2024 the winning bid was announced with the newer class being called [[Orka-class submarine|Orka-class]] and are planned to enter service in the late 2030s.[https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/03/the-netherlands-select-naval-group-for-its-new-submarines/ The Netherlands Select Naval Group for its New Submarines]

==== Netherlands Marine Corps ====
{{Main|Netherlands Marine Corps}}

The Netherlands Marine Corps is the Navy's [[Marines|naval infantry]] corps. The Corps consist of two battalion-sized Marine Combat Groups, various support units and the [[Netherlands Maritime Special Operations Forces]]. The Marines are specialized in [[amphibious warfare|amphibious]], [[arctic warfare|arctic]] and [[mountain warfare]] as well as [[special operations]]. The Corps operates a fleet of landing craft that can operate from one of the two Navy's [[amphibious transport dock]]s.

[[File:Luchtmobiele brigade mali.jpg|left|thumb|Troops of [[11th Airmobile Brigade (Netherlands)|11 Air Assault Brigade]] disembarking a [[Boeing CH-47 Chinook|CH-47D Chinook]] in [[Mali]].]]

=== Royal Netherlands Army ===
{{Main|Royal Netherlands Army}}

The Royal Netherlands Army ({{langx|nl|Koninklijke Landmacht}}) consists of regular Army personnel and the [[National Reserve Corps]]. The Army is headed by the [[Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army]] ({{langx|nl|Commandant Landstrijdkrachten}}), its headquarters are located on the {{lang|nl|Kromhoutkazerne}} in [[Utrecht]]. The core fighting element of the Army consist of three combat brigades: [[11th Airmobile Brigade (Netherlands)|11 Airmobile Brigade]], [[13th Light Brigade (Netherlands)|13 Light Brigade]] and [[43rd Mechanized Brigade (Netherlands)|43 Mechanized Brigade]]. The brigade-sized [[Operational Support Command Land]] fields a variety of [[combat support]] and [[combat service support]] units while the Army's [[special operations forces]] are part of the {{lang|nl|[[Korps Commandotroepen]]}}. The Army's [[infantry]] regiments fulfil several distinct roles, these include [[air assault]], [[Mechanized infantry|armoured infantry]], [[light infantry]] and [[special operations]]. Furthermore, the Army fields [[cavalry]], [[artillery]], [[Military engineering|engineering]] and [[Combat medic|medical]] regiments.

[[File:Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A Lightning II cannon trials from Edwards Air Force Base.jpg|thumb|RNLAF F-35A Lightning II during cannon trials in October 2018.]]

=== Royal Netherlands Air Force ===
{{Main|Royal Netherlands Air Force}}

The Royal Netherlands Air Force ({{langx|nl|Koninklijke Luchtmacht}}) is the [[military aviation]] branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces and is led by the [[Commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force]] ({{lang|nl|Commandant Luchtstrijdkrachten}}). The Air Force operates a diverse fleet of [[Fixed-wing aircraft|fixed-wing]] and [[Rotorcraft|rotary]] aircraft, in addition to operating and maintaining multiple [[airbase]]s. Moreover, Air Force personnel contributes to the [[Joint Ground-based Air Defence Command]] by operating various air-defence systems while other units are dedicated to [[force protection]]. The Air Force operates modern [[fighter aircraft]], such as the [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16 Fighting Falcon]] and [[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II|F-35 Lightning II]], tankers, transports, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, and various types of training aircraft.

[[File:Koninklijke Marechaussee Schiphol met gepantserde Toyota Land Cruiser.jpg|thumb|left|Marechaussee providing security at [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol]] with armoured [[Toyota Land Cruiser]].]]

=== Royal Netherlands Marechaussee ===
{{Main|Royal Marechaussee}}

The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee ({{langx|nl|Koninklijke Marechaussee}}) is a [[gendarmerie]] force which performs both [[military police|military]] and civilian [[police]] duties. In addition to the military police duties, the Marechaussee has a wide variety of duties and responsibilities. This includes guarding the [[national border]]s and [[airport]]s, fighting [[illegal immigration]] and [[transnational crime]] and guarding the [[Monarchy of the Netherlands|royal palaces]].

The Marechaussee was established as one of the separate Armed Forces in 1998; before then the Marechaussee was organized as one of the arms within the Army.
While the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee operates under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defence, the branch often performs duties delegated by the [[Ministry of Justice and Security]] and the [[Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations]]. Moreover, several brigades of the Marechaussee are permanently stationed in the [[Dutch Caribbean]].

== Contemporary campaigns ==
{{See also|Military history of the Netherlands}}

Since the 1990s, the Dutch military has been involved in several military campaigns and peace-keeping missions, these include:
* [[Bosnian War]]
* [[Kosovo War]]
* [[International Security Assistance Force]] in Afghanistan leading the effort in [[Uruzgan Province]].
* [[Multinational force in Iraq]]
* [[United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali]]
* [[Combined Joint Task Force]]
* [[Resolute Support Mission]]

=== Afghanistan ===
==== Contribution to ISAF ====
{{Main|Task Force Uruzgan}}
As part of [[Operation Enduring Freedom]], the Netherlands deployed aircraft which were integrated in the European Participating Air Force (EPAF) in support of ground operations in [[Afghanistan]]. Additionally, Dutch naval frigates were tasked with policing the waters of the Middle East and Indian Ocean. Between 2001 and 2003, a reinforced army company was deployed to Afghanistan to provide support in maintaining public order and providing security in and around the capital [[Kabul]].<ref>{{cite news |title=De opbouw van ISAF in Afghanistan sinds 2001 |url=https://www.parool.nl/nieuws/de-opbouw-van-isaf-in-afghanistan-sinds-2001~b65e3883d/ |access-date=5 May 2020 |work=Het Parool |date=30 July 2010}}</ref> Furthermore, military assistance was provided to the [[Afghan National Army]] and local security forces. The troops were deployed under the command of [[NATO]]'s [[International Security Assistance Force]] mission.

[[File:Dutch patrol Afghanistan August 2008.jpg|thumb|A patrol of Task Force Uruzgan moving towards an over-watch position near Mirabad Valley, in 2008.]]
The Netherlands deployed further troops and helicopters to Afghanistan in 2006 as part of a new security operation in the south of the country.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4673026.stm |title=More Dutch troops for Afghanistan |work=[[BBC News]] |date=3 February 2006 |access-date=7 June 2012}}</ref> In mid-2006, Dutch special forces of the [[Korps Commandotroepen]] as part of the Deployment Task Force successfully deployed to [[Tarin Kowt]] to lay the ground for the increasing numbers of [[Combat engineer|engineers]] who were due to build a base there.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dimitriu |first1=G.R. |last2=Tuinman |first2=G.P. |last3=van der Vorm |first3=M. |title=Operationele ontwikkeling van de Nederlandse Special Operations Forces, 2005–2010 |trans-title=Operational development of the Dutch Special Operations Forces, 2005–2010 |language=nl |date=2012 |volume=108 |issue=3 |url=https://www.militairespectator.nl/sites/default/files/uitgaven/inhoudsopgave/MS%203-2012%20Van%20der%20Vorm%20Nederlandse%20Special%20Operations%20Forces.pdf |access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref> By August 2006 the Netherlands had deployed the majority of 1,400 troops to [[Uruzgan]] province in southern Afghanistan at [[Multi National Base Tarin Kot|Kamp Holland]] in [[Tarinkot|Tarin Kowt]] (1,200) and Kamp Hadrian in [[Deh Rahwod]] (200).<ref name="uruz">{{cite web |title=Eindevaluatie Nederlandse bijdrage aan ISAF, 2006 – 2010 |trans-title=Final evaluation of the Dutch contribution to ISAF, 2006 – 2010 |language=nl |url=https://www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerstukken/detail?id=2011Z18859&did=2011D46975 |website=www.tweedekamer.nl |publisher=Cabinet of the Netherlands |access-date=5 May 2020 |date=28 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Derksen |first1=Sebastiaan |title=De Nederlandse missie in Uruzgan: 'COIN gekortwiekt?' |trans-title=The Dutch mission in Uruzgan: 'COIN trimmed?' |language=nl |url=https://openaccess.leidenuniv.nl/bitstream/handle/1887/31900/EINDTHESIS%20DERKSEN%20S1073656.pdf?sequence=1 |access-date=5 May 2020 |publisher=[[Universiteit Leiden]]}}</ref> [[PzH 2000]] self-propelled artillery pieces were deployed and used in combat for the first time.<ref name="chora" /> The Dutch forces operated under the command of the [[ISAF]] [[Task Force Uruzgan]] and were involved in some of the more intensive [[Coalition combat operations in Afghanistan in 2006|combat operations]] in southern Afghanistan, including [[Operation Medusa]] and the [[Battle of Chora]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Nederlanders vochten mee in operatie Medusa |url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/nederlanders-vochten-mee-in-operatie-medusa~b7edf0e0/ |access-date=5 May 2020 |work=De Volkskrant |agency=ANP |date=15 September 2006}}</ref><ref name="chora">{{cite journal |last1=Vrijsen |first1=Eric |title=Het gevecht om Chora |journal=[[Elsevier (magazine)|Elsevier]] |date=5 January 2008 |volume=1 |url=https://cdn.prod.elseone.nl/uploads/2018/06/Chora.pdf |access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref> On 18 April 2008, on the second day of his command, the son of ''then''-[[Chief of Defence (Netherlands)|Chief of Defence]] general [[Peter van Uhm]], Lieutenant Dennis van Uhm, was one of two servicemen killed by a road-side explosion.<ref>{{cite news |title=Son of Top Dutch General Is Killed in Afghanistan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/19/world/asia/19afghanistan.html |access-date=5 May 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |agency=Associated Press |date=19 April 2008}}</ref> As of 1 September 2008, the Netherlands had a total of 1,770 troops in Afghanistan excluding special forces troops.<ref>{{cite web |title=ISAF Key Fact and Figures Placemat |url=https://www.nato.int/isaf/placemats_archive/2008-09-01-ISAF-Placemat.pdf |website=www.nato.int |publisher=[[NATO]] |access-date=5 May 2020 |date=1 September 2008}}</ref>

Between 2002 and 2021, Dutch military personnel worked successively in the Afghan provinces of Kabul, Baghlan, Kandahar, Uruzgan, Kunduz and Balkh, with the aim, among other things, to bring stability and to build up the security apparatus, the army and the police.<ref>{{cite web |title=Afghanistan |url=https://www.defensie.nl/onderwerpen/missie-in-afghanistan/einde-aan-missie-in-afghanistan|website=www.defensie.nl|date=19 May 2021 }}</ref>
In total, 25 Dutch servicemen were [[killed in action]] during the deployment.<ref>{{cite web |title=Afghanistan |url=https://www.veteraneninstituut.nl/missie/afghanistan/ |website=www.veteraneninstituut.nl |publisher=Veteraneninstituut |access-date=5 May 2020 |date=2 October 2014}}</ref>

==== Resolute Support Mission ====
From 2015 until 2021, approximately 160 Dutch troops of the [[Korps Commandotroepen]], [[NLMARSOF]] and multiple conventional support elements were deployed to the city of [[Mazar-e-Sharif]] as part of NATO's [[Resolute Support Mission]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Nederlandse bijdrage Resolute Support |url=https://www.defensie.nl/onderwerpen/missie-in-afghanistan/resolute-support |website=www.defensie.nl |date=11 December 2018 |publisher=Ministerie van Defensie |access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref> Dutch troops co-operated with personnel of the German [[Kommando Spezialkräfte]] as part of the German-Dutch lead Special Operations Advisory Team (SOAT). The SOAT provided advice and assistance during operations of the Afghan [[police tactical unit]], the Afghan Territorial Force-888 (ATF-888).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Brasser |first1=Bianca |title=KCT mee met Afghanen: Shana ba shana |journal=Landmacht |date=7 May 2019 |volume=04 |url=https://magazines.defensie.nl/landmacht/2019/04/04_kct_mee_met_afghanen_04-2019 |access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref> The SOAT was granted authority to deploy in the entirety of Afghanistan in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nederlandse commando's in heel Afghanistan |url=https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/3645074/nederlandse-commando-s-in-heel-afghanistan |access-date=5 May 2020 |work=[[De Telegraaf]] |date=24 May 2019}}</ref> The operations ended with the withdrawal of all United States and allied troops from Afghanistan in 2021.

=== Iraq ===
==== Multinational force in Iraq ====
A contingent of 1,345 Army and [[Netherlands Marine Corps|Marines Corps]] personnel, supported by [[Royal Netherlands Air Force]] helicopters, was deployed to [[Iraq]] in 2003, based at Camp Smitty near [[Samawah|As Samawah]] (southern Iraq) with responsibility for the [[Muthanna Governorate|Muthanna]] Province, as part of the [[Multinational force in Iraq]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Nederlands aandeel inzet Irak |trans-title=Dutch contribution to Iraq deployment |language=nl |url=https://www.defensie.nl/onderwerpen/historische-missies/missie-overzicht/2003/inzet-in-irak/nederlands-aandeel |website=www.defensie.nl |date=21 August 2018 |publisher=Ministerie van Defensie |access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref> On June 1, 2004, the Dutch government renewed their stay through 2005.<ref name="nimh" /> The Netherlands removed its troops from Iraq in March 2005, leaving half a dozen liaison officers until late 2005.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nederlandse missie in Irak officieel geëindigd |trans-title=Dutch mission in Iraq officially ended |language=nl |url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/nederlandse-missie-in-irak-officieel-geeindigd~b33a6053/ |access-date=5 May 2020 |work=[[De Volkskrant]] |agency=ANP |date=7 March 2005}}</ref> The Netherlands lost two soldiers in separate attacks.<ref name="nimh">{{cite web |title=Inzet in Irak |trans-title=Deployment in Iraq |language=nl |url=https://www.defensie.nl/binaries/defensie/documenten/brochures/2009/05/01/inzet-in-irak/inzet-in-irak.pdf |website=www.defensie.nl |publisher=Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie |access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref>

==== Intervention against ISIL ====
{{Main|Dutch military intervention against ISIL}}
[[File:F16 Koninklijke Luchtmacht Air Task Force Middle East.jpg|thumb|The last Dutch F-16 detachment of Air Task Force Middle East returning home from Jordan.]]
On 24 September 2014, the [[Politics of the Netherlands|Dutch government]] announced its participation in the military campaign against [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIL]], and sent six [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16 fighter jets]] to Iraq to bomb ISIL. Their motivations to join this war: ISIL's advance in Iraq and [[Syria]], while displaying "unprecedented violence" and "perpetrating terrible crimes against population groups", formed "a direct threat for that region"; ISIL's advance in Iraq and Syria "causes instability at the borders of [[Europe]]" which threatens "our own [Dutch] safety". Figures requested by {{lang|nl|[[RTL Nieuws]]}} in August 2015 showed that the [[Netherlands]] was among the most active countries within the coalition, third behind only the [[United States]] and the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Bombardementen IS: Nederland in top-3 actiefste landen |url=https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/artikel/848221/bombardementen-nederland-top-3-actiefste-landen |access-date=22 January 2021 |work=[[RTL Nieuws]] |date=14 August 2015}}</ref> In January 2016, the Netherlands extended their bombings of ISIL to Syrian territory. By the end of July 2016 the Dutch Air Task Force flew more than 2100 missions and carried out over 1800 air strikes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.defensie.nl/english/topics/iraq/contents/dutch-military-contribution |title=Dutch military contribution in Iraq |website=defensie.nl |access-date=9 June 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201172657/https://www.defensie.nl/english/topics/iraq/contents/dutch-military-contribution |archive-date=1 February 2017}}</ref> At the end of the Dutch contribution to the Air Task Force, in December 2018, the [[Royal Netherlands Air Force]] had flown over 3000 missions and conducted approximately 2100 air strikes.<ref>{{cite web |title=F-16-missie Midden-Oosten beëindigd |trans-title=F-16 Middle East mission ended |language=nl |url=https://www.defensie.nl/actueel/nieuws/2018/12/31/f-16-missie-midden-oosten-beeindigd |website=www.defensie.nl |publisher=[[Ministry of Defence (Netherlands)|Ministry of Defence]] |access-date=22 January 2021 |date=31 December 2018}}</ref>

From 2015 until the spring of 2018, KCT and NLMARSOF [[special operations forces]] deployed advice and assist teams to northern Iraq in cooperation with the Belgian [[Special Forces Group (Belgium)|Special Forces Group]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Nederland wil samen met België IS bekampen achter front in Irak |trans-title=The Netherlands wants to fight IS behind the front in Iraq together with Belgium |language=nl |url=https://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20160909_02461193/nederland-wil-samen-met-belgie-isis-bekampen-achter-front-in-irak |access-date=5 May 2020 |work=[[Gazet van Antwerpen]] |date=9 September 2016}}</ref> During this deployment, they provided support to Kurdish [[Peshmerga]] and [[Iraqi Army]] forces before, during and after operations in the [[International military intervention against ISIL|battle against ISIL]], as part of the [[Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=van Langendonck |first1=Gert |title=Instructeurs leren geharde peshmerga beter schieten |url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2017/07/17/instructeurs-leren-geharde-peshmerga-beter-schieten-12131526-a1567020 |access-date=5 May 2020 |work=NRC Handelsblad |date=17 July 2017}}</ref>

[[File:Liberation_of_MS_Taipan.jpg|thumb|left|[[Westland Lynx|Lynx]] helicopter hovering over MV ''Taipan'' during the liberation operation, the boarding team rappelled onto one of the containers aboard the ship.]]

=== Counterpiracy ===
As a [[maritime nation]] and birthplace of the earliest [[Admiralty law|maritime law]], the Netherlands have historically highly valued the [[Mare Liberum|''mare liberum'']] principle. Hence, the Dutch government decided to contribute a significant amount of naval assets to combating [[piracy off the coast of Somalia]] since its most recent surge starting in 2005. The Royal Netherlands Navy was an active contributor to NATO's [[Operation Allied Protector]] and [[Operation Ocean Shield]], as well as to the [[European Union]]'s [[Operation Atalanta]]. Ships partaking in these missions included [[De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate|''De Zeven Provinciën''-class frigates]], [[Amphibious transport dock|landing platform docks]] [[HNLMS Rotterdam (L800)|HNLMS ''Rotterdam'']] and [[HNLMS Johan de Witt (L801)|HNLMS ''Johan de Witt'']], and submarines of the [[Walrus-class submarine|''Walrus''-class]]. Additionally, [[surface combatant]]s permanently carried [[Naval boarding|boarding teams]] of the [[Netherlands Marine Corps]]. These boarding parties were often composed of operators of the [[Netherlands Maritime Special Operations Forces]] (NLMARSOF). In addition, conventional marine units supply Vessel Protection Detachments (VPDs) which continue to guard Dutch merchant vessels during transits through piracy-prone waters as of 2021.

The Dutch naval forces were regularly engaged in combat. Firefights between the naval ships and Somali pirates have cost the lives of pirates on multiple occasions.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Koelé |first1=Theo |title=Twee piraten gedood bij bevrijdingsactie marine |url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/twee-piraten-gedood-bij-bevrijdingsactie-marine~b716361c/ |access-date=1 August 2021 |work=[[De Volkskrant]] |date=3 April 2011 |language=nl}}</ref> During the [[Action of 5 April 2010]], a boarding team of the [[M-Squadron|Unit Interventie Mariniers]] liberated [[container ship]] MV ''Taipan'' after rappelling down from [[HNLMS Tromp (F803)|HNLMS ''Tromp'']]'s helicopter onto containers on the ship's deck under the cover of machine gun fire.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pirated German ship rescued – EU NAVFOR HNLMS Tromp retakes pirated MV Taipan |url=http://www.eunavfor.eu/2010/04/pirated-german-ship-rescue-eu-navfor-hnmls-tromp-retakes-pirated-mv-taipan/ |publisher=EU NAVFOR Public Affairs Office |access-date=1 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100608093841/http://www.eunavfor.eu/2010/04/pirated-german-ship-rescue-eu-navfor-hnmls-tromp-retakes-pirated-mv-taipan/ |archive-date=8 June 2010 |date=5 April 2010}}</ref> The successful operation was filmed with a helmet camera, the video footage reached worldwide [[news media]] and gained millions of views on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Spektakuläres Video: Wie die Holländer ein deutsches Containerschiff befreiten - SPIEGEL TV |language=de |trans-title=Spectacular video: How the Dutch liberated a German container ship - SPIEGEL TV |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa4KMJRkQds |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/Xa4KMJRkQds |archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live |website=[[YouTube]] |publisher=[[Der Spiegel (website)|Der Spiegel]] |access-date=1 August 2021 |date=4 May 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Moreover, NLMARSOF [[Frogman|frogmen]] have successfully conducted sabotage operations of pirates' [[Mother ship|motherships]] by clandestinely attaching explosives to the ships' [[bilge]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Kikvorsmannen onderscheiden voor saboteren piratenschepen |trans-title=Frogmen awarded for sabotaging pirate ships |language=nl |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2310276-kikvorsmannen-onderscheiden-voor-saboteren-piratenschepen |access-date=1 August 2021 |work=[[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|NOS]] |date=13 November 2019}}</ref>

=== Mali ===
[[File:Fennek patrouille Mali.jpg|thumb|Dutch forces patrolling the plains north of [[Gao]] using [[Fennek]] reconnaissance vehicles.]]
Special forces of the [[Korps Commandotroepen]] were deployed to [[Mali]] since 2014 as part of the UN mission [[United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali|MINUSMA]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=de Ridder |first1=Marlous |title=Commando's welkom in Gao: Special Forces nog nooit zo in de openbaarheid |journal=Landmacht |date=10 June 2014 |volume=05 |url=https://magazines.defensie.nl/landmacht/2014/05/artikel-mali-repo |access-date=2 May 2020}}</ref> The primary task of the Dutch forces was to gather intelligence on local Islamist and rebel groups and to protect the people of Mali against said groups.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kuijl |first1=Wouter |title=De All-Sources Information Fusion Unit in Mali en de Dutch Approach |journal=Militaire Spectator |date=23 January 2019 |volume=188 |issue=1 |url=https://www.militairespectator.nl/thema/operaties/artikel/de-all-sources-information-fusion-unit-mali-en-de-dutch-approach |access-date=2 May 2020}}</ref> Since 2016, conventional detachments consisting of [[11th Airmobile Brigade (Netherlands)|11 Air Assault Brigade]] and [[13th Light Brigade (Netherlands)|13 Light Brigade]] troops were part of the MINUSMA rotations as well. Additionally, the Dutch contribution consisted of a RNLAF [[AH-64 Apache]] and [[CH-47 Chinook]] detachment which provided the necessary air support and transport for the infantry units on the ground.

On 16 March 2015, a Dutch AH-64D Apache [[attack helicopter]] of the Dutch MINUSMA air detachment crashed during a firing exercise, killing the two pilots.<ref>{{cite web |title=2 Apache pilots killed in Mali |url=https://www.government.nl/latest/news/2015/03/17/2-apache-pilots-killed-in-mali |website=government.nl |publisher=Government of the Netherlands |access-date=3 August 2021 |date=17 March 2015}}</ref> On 6 July 2016, two servicemen of 11 Air Assault Brigade were killed during a mortar-firing exercise, while a third serviceman was severely wounded.<ref>{{cite news |title=Militairen Luchtmobiele Brigade sluiten missie in Mali af |language=nl |trans-title=Airmobile Brigade soldiers close mission in Mali |url=https://www.rtvdrenthe.nl/nieuws/146864/Militairen-Luchtmobiele-Brigade-sluiten-missie-in-Mali-af |access-date=2 May 2020 |work=[[RTV Drenthe]] |date=28 April 2019}}</ref> The incident lead to the resignation of the [[Ministry of Defence (Netherlands)|minister of Defence]] [[Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert]] and [[Chief of Defence (Netherlands)|Chief of Defence]] General [[Tom Middendorp]] after a critical report by the [[Dutch Safety Board]] found that the safety standards were subpar.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dutch minister resigns over deaths of Mali peacekeepers |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41498523 |access-date=2 May 2020 |work=[[BBC News]] |date=4 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mortierongeval Mali |language=nl |trans-title=Mortar accident Mali |url=https://www.onderzoeksraad.nl/nl/page/4401/mortierongeval-mali |publisher=Onderzoeksraad voor Veiligheid (Dutch Safety Board) |access-date=2 May 2020 |date=28 September 2017}}</ref> The Netherlands ended their sizable contribution to the peacekeeping mission in May 2019 to send additional troops to Afghanistan instead.<ref>{{cite news |last1=van 't Einde |first1=Tom |title=Missie in Mali voorbij, militairen terug naar Nederland |trans-title=Mission in Mali over, soldiers back to the Netherlands |language=nl |url=https://eenvandaag.avrotros.nl/item/missie-in-mali-voorbij-militairen-terug-naar-nederland/ |access-date=2 May 2020 |work=[[EenVandaag]] |publisher=AVROTROS |date=1 May 2019}}</ref>

== Central staff ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan=3|[[Chief of Defence (Netherlands)|Chief of Defence]]
!Appointed
!Branch
|-
| style="background-color:#003c71;"|
| [[File:Onno Eichelsheim.jpg|120x120px|Onno Eichelsheim]]
| [[File:Nl-luchtmacht-generaal.svg|15px]] <small>[[General]]</small> <br /> [[Onno Eichelsheim]] <br /> <small>(Born 1966)</small>
| 15 April 2021 <br /> <small>({{Age in years and days|2021|04|15}})</small>
| [[File:Embleem_Koninklijke_Luchtmacht.svg|60x60px]] <br /> [[Royal Netherlands Air Force]] <br /> <small>(Attack helicopters)</small>
|-
!colspan=3|[[Chief of Defence (Netherlands)#List of Vice Chiefs of Defence|Vice Chief of Defence]]
!Appointed
!Branch
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#0033a0;"|
| [[File:SNMG2-7.jpg|120x120px|Boudewijn Boots]]
| [[File:Nl-marine-vloot-vice-admiraal.svg|15px]] <small>[[Vice admiral]]</small> <br /> [[Boudewijn Boots]] <br /> <small>(Born 1964)</small>
| 8 March 2021 <br /> <small>({{Age in years and days|2021|03|08}})</small>
| [[File:Km-koninklijke-marine.svg|60x60px]] <br /> [[Royal Netherlands Navy]] <br /> <small>(Naval Squadron)</small>
|-
!colspan=3|[[Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army|Commander of the Army]]
!Appointed
!Branch
|-
| style="background-color:#004C45;"|
| [[File:MIVD-directeur generaal-majoor Jan Swillens.jpg|120x120px|Martin Wijnen]]
| [[File:Nl-landmacht-luitenant generaal.svg|15px]] <small>[[Lieutenant general]]</small> <br /> [[Jan Swillens]] <br /> <small>(Born 1967)</small>
| 8 March 2024<br /> <small>({{Age in years and days|2024|08|03}})</small>
| [[File:Kl-koninklijke-landmacht-4.svg|60x60px]] <br /> [[Royal Netherlands Army]] <br /> <small>(Commandos)</small>
|-
!colspan=3|[[Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy|Commander of the Navy]]
!Appointed
!Branch
|-
| style="background-color:#0033a0;"|
| [[File:René Tas marinehaven (cropped).jpg|120x120px|René Tas]]
| [[File:Nl-marine-vloot-vice-admiraal.svg|15px]] <small>[[Vice admiral]]</small> <br /> [[René Tas]] <br /> <small>(Born 1964)</small>
| 9 September 2021 <br /> <small>({{Age in years and days|2021|09|09}})</small>
| [[File:Km-koninklijke-marine.svg|60x60px]] <br /> [[Royal Netherlands Navy]] <br /> <small>(Naval Squadron)</small>
|-
!colspan=3|[[Commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force|Commander of the Air Force]]
!Appointed
!Branch
|-
| style="background-color:#003c71;"|
| [[File:Luitenant-Generaal Steur.jpg|120x120px|André Steur]]
| [[File:Nl-luchtmacht-luitenant generaal.svg|15px]] <small>[[Lieutenant general]]</small> <br /> [[André Steur]] <br /> <small>(Born 1970)</small>
| 14 April 2023 <br /> <small>({{Age in years and days|2023|04|15}})</small>
| [[File:Embleem_Koninklijke_Luchtmacht.svg|60x60px]] <br /> [[Royal Netherlands Air Force]] <br /> <small>(Fighters)</small>
|-
!colspan=3|[[Commander of the Royal Marechaussee]]
!Appointed
!Branch
|-
| style="background-color:#003a70;"|
| [[File:Annelore_Roelofs_CKmar.jpg|120x120px|Annelore Roelofs]]
| [[File:Nl-marechausee-luitenant generaal.svg|15px]] <small>[[Lieutenant general]]</small> <br /> {{ill|Annelore Roelofs|nl}} <br /> <small>(Born 1958)</small>
| 1 September 2023 <br /> <small>({{Age in years and days|2023|09|01}})</small>
| [[File:Embleem_Koninklijke_Marechaussee.svg|60x60px]] <br /> [[Royal Marechaussee]] <br /> <small>(Police Service District [[Schiphol]])</small>
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}
* {{CIA World Factbook|year=2006}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Military of the Netherlands}}
* [https://english.defensie.nl/ Official website of the Ministry of Defence]
* [https://english.defensie.nl/organisation/navy/ Official website of the Royal Netherlands Navy]
* [https://english.defensie.nl/organisation/army Official website of the Royal Netherlands Army]
* [https://english.defensie.nl/organisation/air-force Official website of the Royal Netherlands Air Force]
* [https://english.defensie.nl/organisation/marechaussee Official website of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee]

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