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Tuesday 14 June 2022

U.S Marines will be practicing in Aruba

OrAnjeStAd - U.S Marines take central stage. This is
will come to Aruba for planned to coincide with
training on june 13th. the the last phase of the frog-
Caribbean Coastal Warrior man training. In this way,
2022 training will start. In efficient use can be made
this annual training Marines of the instructors in Aruba
of the United States Marine and from The Netherlands.
Corps will be training to- Herewith different integra-
gether with dutch Marines tion moments are created,
from the Marine Squadron and both sides become fa-
Carib. the training lasts miliar with each other's way
several weeks. of operating and planning.
Ultimately, it broadens and
The military cooperation deepens the cooperation
between the United States of all parties. This will in-
and The Netherlands is sol- crease effectiveness in the
id. The U.S Marines from the event of actual joint efforts.
2nd Reconnaissance Bat-
talion have yearly practic- Suitable training hub
es in Aruba as part of a bi- The waters of Aruba are an
lateral training exchange. extreme suitable training
In addition, Dutch Marines location for both Marine
from the Marine Squadron Units. Given the combina-
Carib practice yearly in the North Carolina. tion of climate, water tem-
United States, during the Caribbean Coastal War- perature, water clarity and
Caribbean Urban Warrior rior is a training whereby logistical support from the
Training on Camp Lejeune, especially diving activities Marine Barracks at Savane-
ta, the conditions are op-
timal for an effective and
successful training.

Caribbean Coastal Warrior
fits within the ambitions of
the Defense Force in the
Caribbean Region to posi-
tion itself (internationally) as
a military training hub, both
on land, on and in the wa-
ter. A number of members
of the Carib Diving Team
will also participate in the
training. The Diving Team
Carib is a niche capac-
ity that Defense can de-
ploy for its own diving work
such as inspections and/
or repairs to quays and
ships, but also to support lo-
cal security partners in the
Caribbean.q

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