The Chief of Defence (Dutch: Commandant der Strijdkrachten, CDS) is the highest-ranking officer in the Netherlands Armed Forces and is the principal military...
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A chief of defence (or head of defence) is the highest ranked commissioned officer of a nation's armed forces. The acronym CHOD is in common use within...
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(Belgium) Chief of the Defence (Bulgaria) Chief of Defence (Denmark) Chief of Defence (Finland) Chief of Defence (Lithuania) Chief of Defence (Luxembourg)...
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assisted by the Chief of the Defence, Onno Eichelsheim. The ministry is responsible for: protecting the territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (which includes...
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Onno Eichelsheim (category Chiefs of Defence (Netherlands))
general in the Royal Netherlands Air Force serving as Chief of Defence (Dutch: Commandant der Strijdkrachten) of the Netherlands Armed Forces since 15...
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military leader of the Netherlands Armed Forces and the most senior military adviser to the Minister of Defence. The Chief of Defence has command over the...
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Dick Berlijn (category Chiefs of Defence (Netherlands))
retired Royal Netherlands Air Force four-star general, who served as Chief of Defence of the Netherlands (Chief of the Netherlands Defence Staff) from 2004...
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Rob Bauer (category Chiefs of Defence (Netherlands))
Chief of Defence (Dutch: Commandant der Strijdkrachten) from October 2017 to April 2021, and as the Vice Chief of Defence of the Netherlands of the from...
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Tom Middendorp (category Chiefs of Defence (Netherlands))
1960) is a retired general of the Royal Netherlands Army. He served as Chief of Defence of the Armed forces of the Netherlands from 28 June 2012 until 3...
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The Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Головне управління розвідки Міністерства оборони України, ГУР МОУ...
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Peter van Uhm (category Chiefs of Defence (Netherlands))
June 1955) is a retired Royal Netherlands Army general. He served as Chief of Defence of the Armed forces of the Netherlands from 17 April 2008 until 28...
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Ministry of Defence (Montenegro) Ministry of Defence (Myanmar) Ministry of Defence (Namibia) Ministry of Defence (Nepal) Ministry of Defence (Netherlands) Ministry...
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the Chief of Defence (Netherlands). The position of CZsk was created on 5 September 2005, following a large overhaul of the command structure of the Dutch...
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As such Defence Intelligence occupies a unique position within the UK intelligence community. The organisation is headed by the Chief of Defence Intelligence...
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in his/her role by the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services. The Constitution of the Netherlands states, in article 97, that "the Government...
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The Chief of the Defence Staff (French: Chef d'État-Major des Armées, CEMA; lit. 'Chief of Staff of the Armies') is the military head of the Armed Forces...
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the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Netherlands consists of twelve provinces; it borders Germany to the...
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as Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management Ministry of Defence Chief of Defence "Salaris minister, staatssecretaris en bestuurders provincies...
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operational staff and placed under direct command of the Chief of Defence due to the strategic impact of its operations. Although NLD SOCOM is responsible...
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bilateral defence science agreements with USA, UK, France, Sweden, Netherlands, Norway and Singapore. In February 2012, DSTG was given the whole-of-government...
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integrity of Kenya, recruitment to the KDF is done on yearly basis. The President of Kenya is the commander-in-chief of the KDF, and the Chief of Defence Forces...
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Tobago Defence Force (TTDF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of the twin-island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It consists of the...
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(NATO)'s Military Committee (MC) is the body that is composed of member states' Chiefs of Defence (CHOD). These national CHODs are regularly represented in...
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Royal Netherlands Army and reports directly to the chief of defence. The commander of the Royal Netherlands Army is statutorily a three-star general. The current...
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The Royal Netherlands Army (Dutch: Koninklijke Landmacht, KL) is the land branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces. Though the Royal Netherlands Army was...
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David Hurley (category Chiefs of the Defence Force (Australia))
inaugural Chief of Capability Development Group (2003–2007) and Chief of Joint Operations (2007–2008) and served as Vice Chief of the Defence Force (2008–2011)...
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Defence Force, with the Governor-General of Barbados as her Vice-Regal representative. Chief of Staff (COS) - Brigadier Carlos Lovell Deputy Chief of...
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in Pakistan. Also, both India's Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan and Pakistan's Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Sahir Shamshad...
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Piet de Jong (category Ministers of defence of the Netherlands)
the Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy himself, De Jong was summoned because of his "appointment" as State Secretary for Defence in the new De Quay...
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British Armed Forces (redirect from British Defence Force)
British Armed Forces are the unified military forces responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies...
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