Korps Communicatie & Engagement Prinses Ariane

Communication & Engagement Corps Princess Ariane
Korps Communicatie & Engagement Prinses Ariane
Cap badge of the Communication & Engagement Corps Princess Ariane
Active	2020 - present
Country	Netherlands
Branch	Royal Netherlands Army
Type	Communication and Engagement
Role	Communication Civil Military Interaction Psychological Operations
Part of	1 CMI Command
Motto(s)	Nostrum Animus Nostrum Telum ("Our mind is our weapon")
Commanders
Current commander	Lt Col Steffie Groothedde

The Korps Communicatie & Engagement Prinses Ariane (Corps of Communication & Engagement Princess Ariane) of the Royal Netherlands Army is a corps within the Arm of the Information Manoeuver, which was established as of 20 November 2020. It is named after Princess Ariane of the Netherlands. ^[1]

Organization

The unit specializes in civil-military interaction and communication in the broadest sense of the word. The deployment can be in mission areas but also in the Netherlands. The corps has a wide pool of military personnel, professionals and reservists, with various (civilian) specialisms. In addition, the force also has specialists in the field of psychological operations (PSYOP). The corps consists of personnel from the following units:

• Civil and Military Interaction Command (1 CMI-Co)
• Other army personnel working within the communication and engagement chain

References

1. Defensie, Ministerie van (November 12, 2020). "Besluit van 13 oktober 2020, houdende de wijziging van het Traditiebesluit Koninklijke Landmacht in verband met de oprichting van een nieuw Wapen en twee daaronder ressorterende Korpsen, de samenvoeging van drie Regimenten Huzaren en de aanvulling van de prinselijke titel aan de naamvoering van een Regiment Infanterie". zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl.

See also

• Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service