Een commandant wordt voor zijn besluitvorming en bevelvoering steeds meer afhankelijk van allerlei mensen om hem heen. Er zijn immers steeds meer aspecten waarmee een commandant rekening moet houden en die tevens op elkaar inwerken. In huidige missies heeft een commandant naast traditionele aspecten …

In this article the author's intention is to acquaint the reader with Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART). After a short sketch of its origin, the organisation, mission, way of operating and manner of deployment will be discussed. The possible deployment of Military Emergency Aid Units will briefly …

In this article the authors underscore the importance of legal expertise in command and control. They discuss how a commander, by using the available operational legal advice, can command effectively and legitimately.

In his article the author deals specifically with the social and communicative skills required of a commander. These skills proved to be of great importance when he was commanding officer of an air force detachment in Italy.

Consideration whether or not a Dutch commander has sufficient and effective legal means at his or her disposal to maintain discipline

The author describes and analysis Dutch public opinion about IFOR. Surveys conducted between December 1995 and December 1996 will give a picture of reasons, risks, images and evaluations, ascribed by the public to this mission.

In this article the authors will explore if, and under what conditions Mission Orientated Command (MOC) can be applied in peace-supporting operations like UNPROFOR. The focus of the study is on the application of MOC within battalions on platoon or group level and is based on interviews with Dutch soldiers-privates, …

In this article the author confines himself to discuss the logistic support (without the technical details) of the Royal Netherlands Army (RNLA) operations in the former Yugoslavia.