Netherlands Special Operations Command | |
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Active | 5 December 2018 |
Country | Netherlands |
Type | Joint command Special operations forces |
Role | Special operations |
Part of | Chief of Defence |
HQ | The Hague |
Nickname(s) | NLD SOCOM |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Major general Ron Smits |
The Netherlands Special Operations Command (NLD SOCOM) is a joint command of the Netherlands Armed Forces which is responsible for the planning, command and control, execution and evaluation of all operations conducted by the Dutch special operations forces, the Korps Commandotroepen (KCT) and the Netherlands Maritime Special Operations Forces (NLMARSOF).[1]