The Ministry of Defense will hold a hurricane relief exercise on the Windward Islands from September 15 to September 27. Hereby they will also practice with various local security partners on the islands. Defense trains this so that the military can be deployed quickly and effectively in the event of an actual hurricane threat.
After the relocations to Sint Maarten, Saba, and Sint Eustatius, small activities will take place on a rotational basis, spread over the various islands. The units will also use their stay to become more familiar with all three islands and the relevant partners located there, such ...
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