Soest, Netherlands / May 16, 2017
The Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance held its first Dutch Missile Defender of the Year Award Ceremony in Soest, Netherlands on Tuesday May 16, 2017. The event honored missile defenders from the Royal Netherlands Air Force, the Royal Netherlands Army, and the Royal Netherlands Navy. These members demonstrated outstanding leadership excellence in missile defense for the last year.
2017 Dutch Missile Defenders of the Year:
Lieutenant Commander Geert van der Bij
Netherlands Maritime Missile Defender of the Year
Major Peter Geurts
Netherlands Air Force Missile Defender of the Year
Lieutenant Colonel Bas Mullekom
Netherlands Army Missile Defender of the Year