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The staff is made up of about 200 troops, mostly natives of Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, and about 20 from the Royal Dutch Navy Naval and air resources The fleet is made up, mainly, by three Damen Stan Patrol 4100 Jaguar (P 810), Panther (P 811) and Puma (P 812); as well as twelve Metal Shark 38 Defiant fast patrol boats. The three Stan Patrol 4100s, displace 206 tons, measure 41 meters in length, are armed with a 12.7 mm machine gun and are manned by eleven personnel. For its part, the 38 Defiant, built in aluminum, measure 11.6 meters in length and 3.5 in beam, and are powered by two diesel engines. The fleet is mainly

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