The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee – The Netherlands

The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee is a gendarmerie corps: a police force with military status. That means that our personnel are policemen and women as well as being military personnel. The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee is deployable in all situations at home and abroad for security, making the difference when the going gets tough.

The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee safeguards the security of the State, both in
the Netherlands and further afield. It is deployed at locations of strategic
importance. From royal palaces to the external borders of Europe. From airports in the Netherlands to theatres of war and crisis areas all over the world. The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee is flexible,  robust and deployable in any situation.

The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee carries out police tasks for the Defence organisation  And, in addition, can be deployed anywhere in the world as a gendarmerie force: both a  Military and a police force. For instance in areas where the local police force is in the process of being established, after an armed conflict. These types of mission are ideally  Suited to a gendarmerie force such as the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee.

The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee is responsible for ensuring that installations and
persons vital to the State are able to function without disruption. The most striking
examples are the Royal House and the Central Bank of the Netherlands. The Royal
Netherlands Marechaussee provides the security for installations and persons, both at
home and abroad, and is authorised to use force if the situation requires it. The Royal
Netherlands Marechaussee has special resources and skills for this task.

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