Ton van Loon | |
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Born | Weert | October 10, 1956
Allegiance | The Netherlands |
Service | Royal Netherlands Army |
Years of service | 1981-2013 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands | I. German/Dutch Corps Command Component Land Heidelberg Regional Command South 43 Gemechaniseerde Brigade |
Battles / wars | |
Awards | Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau, with swords Grand Merit Cross with Star of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Ehrenkreuz der Bundeswehr in Gold NATO Meritorious Service Medal |
Ton van Loon (born October 10, 1956, in Weert) is a commander from the Netherlands. He is a lieutenant general employed by NATO who took control of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), Regional Command South (RC-S) on November 1, 2006, until May 1, 2007. From April 13, 2010, until September 25, 2013, he commanded I. German/Dutch Corps. He is married and has two children.