A unit of geniuses from the Royal Netherlands Army has exercises during the next period in Curacao and Aruba. The exercises with the name “Caribbean Engineer” begin on September 25 and have a duration of four weeks.
The unit, The 101st Geniuses Battalion, is composed of geniuses/architects who have several experts. The geniuses are military and alabes specialized in the field of construction. During the coming period they will exercise a program that on the one hand includes various military trainings, and on the other they will be active with more tasks in construction for different departments, including the Defense itself.
So the construction experts under the instructions of Carmabi will get to work in the nature area in siete Bocas (Curacao) in a watchtower made of wood. In the wild area in San Wilibrordu (Curacao) they will install a labrador and carry out the construction of a road in the direction of a new flamingo observation tower, a tower that has yet to be built. Also for the Defense itself the unity of the geniuses the work will be done. In Wakawa (Curacao) and in the Marina Savaneta brewery (Aruba) the streets will be improved … they will start the construction of a sleeping building with offices.
Trains in challenging weather conditions
For the Netherlands unit, the exercises in Aruba and Curacao have a very high added value. The climatic circumstances in the Dutch Caribbean region are to be compared with the circumstances in the regions of many mission areas. That is why these exercises give the Army servicemen the opportunity to power trains in similar circumstances. The unit is composed of about 90 military personnel who will house and remain spare parts on the two islands. For the construction activities, 30 (military) construction vehicles and 20 containers will be transported by ship to Curacao. This material had already arrived in Port Curacao. The “Caribbean Engineer” exercise will last until October 19th.
