An Eichelsheim Aruba visit included Savaneta Marine Barracks and the station ship HNLMS Friesland, according to English 24ora’s November 6 report on the Dutch armed forces commander’s recent Caribbean working visit.
Aruba programme includes time aboard ship
General Onno Eichelsheim boarded Friesland for an annual relations-at-sea day, the report says. He spoke with military personnel about counter-narcotics work and support for police and local authorities. The account also describes visits to military and coastguard facilities in Curaçao.
Regional security tasks discussed
In the published account, Eichelsheim highlighted emergency assistance, drug interdiction and island security. It also describes Dutch investment in radar, counter-drone measures, coastguard flying hours and Caribbean military equipment and infrastructure. The report does not assign an Aruba-specific budget or announce a new local deployment date.
Source: Original report.
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