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The Regiment Van Heutsz is a line infantry regiment of the Royal Netherlands Army. The regiment was named after J.B. van Heutsz a former Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. It currently operates in the airmobile role as part of 11 Luchtmobiele (Airmobile) Brigade. The regiment is the bearer of the traditions of the Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger. As of 2006, the battalion forms the basis of the battlegroup attached to Task Force Uruzgan, the primary Dutch component of the multi-national forces in Afghanistan. The regiment maintains the traditions of the Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger.
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