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Roughly translated with bing translator:

AXES-Defence begins Monday with the largest military exercise that was held in the last 15 years, Netherlands. In the operation, Falcon Autumn, do, 400 vehicles and soldiers 2500 combat and transport helicopters.


The exercise, which lasts until 7 October, starts at Arnhem and is concentrated in the province of Drenthe.


It is also for the first time in years that the entire air mobile brigade together again occurs. That was not possible, because constantly one of the battalions operated abroad.


Highlight of the exercise is Wednesday, when a combined ' attack ' by air and the ground is running on an imaginary airport on the TT-circuit in Assen. In two waves are then parachutists dropped and above the circuit come battle and transport helicopters in action, while ground troops advance by road.


Particular is that citizens can do. That can be accessed by active patrolling soldiers in the near future. The population can also participate on a voluntary basis at check points on several locations in Central and North-Drenthe, where soldiers inspect cars will be raised.