CURACAO NESARA: MEDICAL (MED BED) QUANTUM HEALING HUB FACILITIES WILL BE PROTECTED BY CURACAO/ARUBA FORWARD OPERATING LOCATIONS U.S(FOL)
CURACAO NESARA: MEDICAL (MED BED) QUANTUM HEALING HUB FACILITIES WILL BE PROTECTED BY CURACAO/ARUBA FORWARD OPERATING LOCATIONS U.S(FOL)
Curacao/Aruba Forward Operating Locations (FOLs)
Mission:
· Aerial detection and monitoring of suspected air and maritime drug trafficking activities;
· Reporting of illicit trafficking activities to U.S. and international
law enforcement authorities for interdiction, apprehension of illicit
traffickers and seizure of illicit cargo;
· Part of a larger multinational counterdrug cooperation effort with
other countries in the region committed to disrupting these
transnational criminal activities in our hemisphere.
Bilateral agreement governing FOL operations:
· The mission of the Forward Operating Locations in Curacao and
Aruba is defined in a bilateral agreement between the Kingdom of the
Netherlands, Aruba and the United States. In compliance with this
agreement, operations carried out at the FOLs are limited to activities
that detect and monitor illicit trafficking.
U.S., international personnel support to the FOLs
· Eleven U.S. military personnel are permanently assigned for
periods up to one year. These are personnel who fulfill key roles within
the FOLs, for example, the Commander of the FOLs.
· Approximately 100 U.S. military personnel are temporarily assigned for
periods from about two weeks to six months. Their roles range from
aircrew who conduct aerial-counter-illicit-trafficking missions to
logistics and maintenance personnel who support the FOL missions on the
ground.
· Approximately 61 U.S. citizens and 52 Dutch and Curacao citizens also provide contracted support to the FOLs.
U.S., international aircraft support to the FOLs
· Each FOL can host up to eight aircraft, depending on aircraft or airframe.
· U.S. Aircraft that can support counter-illicit-trafficking missions
from the FOLs include the E-3 Sentry (AWACS), P-3C Orion, E-2 Hawkeye
and the C-130 Hercules.
Counter-illicit-trafficking activities carried out in 2015 from the Curacao/Aruba FOLs
· 718 sorties (flights) to detect, monitor and report illicit
trafficking in the Caribbean Basin for a total of 5,058 flight hours.
Contributions to U.S., international counter-illicit-trafficking efforts in the hemisphere during 2015
· Counter-illicit-trafficking missions carried out from the
FOLs contributed to the following seizures of illicit cargo and arrests
carried out by U.S. and international partners in the Western Hemisphere
during 2015:
o 139 metric tons of cocaine
o 30 metric tons of marijuana
o 664 arrests
· The combined estimated street value of these seizures is more than
$3.9 billion. As a result of these seizures, this money will not go to
funding the, often extremely violent, criminal activities of drug
cartels in the international community.
Economic impact of the FOLs in the local community during 2015
· More than $40 million. Locally procured services and commodities include:
o Lodging
o Fuel
o Rental vehicles
o Contracted support
o Facilities maintenance
o Utilities services
o Meals
o Other supplies/equipment
FOL personnel support to local community assistance projects during 2015
· 98 major community assistance projects supported in 2015,
including assistance to local schools, orphanages and retirement homes.
· More than 650 FOL volunteers contributed approximately 7,000 hours and
their skills to improve and repair facilities and grounds in addition
to $69,000 US dollars donated. These activities further strengthen the
friendship between the United States and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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