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A Dutch military CV90 from the Army's 43rd Mechanized Infantry Battle in 2016
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Dutch Army officer killed during training exercise in Germany
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Houthi rebels in Yemen fired a ballistic missile that killed three crew members on the M/V True Confidence cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden. 6 March 2024
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Dutch Navy sending frigate to defend ships in the Red Sea after fatal Houthi assault
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The Dutch military used Chinook helicopters to help plug a dam in Maastricht. 6 January 2024
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Chinooks placed 228,000 kilograms of rubble to plug Maastricht dam; More set for Sunday
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A Dutch military Chinook helicopter lowers a net filled with rubble to help cut off a dam breach in Maastricht. 6 January 2024
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Video: Chinooks begin dropping heavy rock bundles at Maastricht broken dam
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Rescue workers found a small yola boat carrying 34 undocumented immigrants from Venezuela, including a 2 year old. 26 December 2023
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Coast Guard rescues 34 Venezuelans, including a 2-year-old, en route to Curaçao
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Firefighters responding to an incident in Amsterdam-Oost in December 2023
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Explosives found in Amsterdam homeless shelter during ongoing investigation; Area evacuated
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Dutch soldiers on a Leopard 1A5 tank
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Ukraine receives first 10 Leopard 1 tanks from Dutch, Danish & German militaries
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Dutch soldiers on a Leopard 1A5 tank
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Dutch tank delivery to Ukraine may be impacted by Swiss parliament vote
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Farmers protest on Malieveld in The Hague, 1 October 2019
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Hague mayor threatens to use military gear to keep rival climate, farmer protests in check
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A Leopard 1 V tank, a modified version of the Leopard 1-A5, at the National Military Museum in Soesterberg. 24 May 2020
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Netherlands, Germany & Denmark buying at least 100 Leopard 1 tanks for Ukraine
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Dutch police crime scene tape
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Surinamese food chain targeted with shootings, explosives in Rotterdam, The Hague, Dordrecht
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Army Brigadier General Paul Ducheine in 2015
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Student arrested for throwing eggs at brigadier general during Univ. of Amsterdam lunch
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Ukrainian flags adorn the fence outside the Russian Embassy in The Hague. 12 March 2022
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Russia using fronts to obtain military technology, warns Dutch intelligence service
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Indianapolis police investigate a shooting that killed one Dutch Army commando and injured two others. 27 Aug. 2022
Crime
Dutch commando shot while off-duty in Indianapolis dies from injuries
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Police in Indianapolis investigate the shooting of three Dutch commandos. 27 August 2022
Crime
Three Dutch soldiers hurt in Indianapolis shooting; At least one in critical condition
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The military base in Erbil, Iraq. August 2022
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Dutch soldier suffers gunshot wound to the chest during repair work in Iraq
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An unmanned SeaFox unit lowered into the water from the Zr.Ms. Vlaardingen minesweeper to investigate a possible mine during a drill in 2012
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Netherlands offers minesweepers to protect Ukraine's Black Sea grain exports
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Queen Maxima completes a tandem parachute jump in Breda. 1 June 2022
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Queen Maxima skydives with paratrooper training squad
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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and U.S. President Joe Biden at the NATO Summit in Brussels. 24 March 2022
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Rutte: Close ranks at NATO more important than agreements
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Dutch police crime scene tape
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Military trailer loaded with ammunition overturns in Drenthe
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Map with a pin in Kabul, Afghanistan
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Dutch military plane unable to land at Kabul airport in evacuation plan
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A 1987 Ferrari 3.2 Mondial found in the IJ River near Javakade. July 9, 2020
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Ferrari stolen in early 1990s found in Amsterdam waterway
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Ambulance in Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Military personnel taken to hospital with heat stroke
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Dutch Air Force F-16 in the Middle East
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Netherlands fighter jets depart for ISIS battle