Aruba

 

reliability 4 (poor)   GDP ~$2.5-billion 2009   Budget Not known   Background   Member country of the Netherlands; domestic autonomy; defense is Netherlands responsibility.   Netherlands and US use Aruba as a base for surveillance and interdiction of drug trafficking.   32nd Netherlands Marine Infantry    Company (ex 3rd Marine Infantry    Battalion, Curaco)

 

Dutch Forces Caribbean

 

Dutch forces in the Caribbean are spread among three islands including Aruba:

 

            1 infantry battalion

            F-16 detachment

            Warships on rotation

 

Arubaanse militie

 

Marines platoon (60)

 

            Guard Group (40)

            Service Group (20)

           

           

US Forces

 

Forward Operating Location (Reina Beatrice International Airport)

 

            15 permanent personnel

            20-25 temporary personnel

 

            2 medium aircraft

            3 light aircraft

 

Includes USAF, DEA, US Customs, and US Coast Guard. May be considered an auxiliary base fir US forces in Curacao.

 

Coast Guard of Netherlands Antilles & Aruba

 

1 base

 

Police Corps of Aruba

 

HQ Santa Cruz

4 police stations