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LOCAL Thursday 10 sepTember 2020

Another happy event at the Marine Base

SAVANETA — Eight soldiers of the ARUMIL received the Loy-
alty Medal from C-MSKSAV.

The medal represents the way in which they have served
the Royal Navy and the country of Aruba in particular during
the period of six years. The ceremony took place in a select
group including the direct line managers together with the
employees and the local staff. At the end of the ceremony,
Lieutenant R.F. Kelly was promoted to Captain. It was a total
surprise to him when his wife walked up to witness this.
The commander briefly reflected on his career and indicat-
ed that he was very satisfied with the commitment he has
shown in recent years. Despite the austerity of the ceremo-
ny, there were happy and contented faces. Especially now-
adays it is important to reflect on successes and to celebrate
them appropriately according to the Royal Navy.

Elementary Military training completed
SAVANETA — A total of 28 soldiers from the Curaçao and
Aruban Militias completed the Elementary Military Vocation-
al Training-2019. The last module was Guarding & Security.
They received their diploma. With this, they completed their
initial training at the Caribbean Training Center at the Suf-
fisant Naval Barracks in Curacao. They are now fully opera-
tional deployable.

Compared to previous courses, this specific training was
characterized by an interruption in which the militiamen
were deployed for severity. The militiamen supported the
KPC in enforcing the COVID-19 measures. The Aruban stu-
dents were deployed in Aruba during that period. After the
interruptions by COVID, the Caribbean soldiers (9 in Aruba
and 19 in Curaçao) completed the training successfully. q