11th Airmobile Brigade (Netherlands)

11 Air Assault Brigade
11 Luchtmobiele Brigade '7 december'
Founded	1992–present
Country	Netherlands
Branch	Royal Netherlands Army
Type	Rapid deployment force
Size	2,100 troops
Part of	Rapid Forces Division
Garrison/HQ	Schaarsbergen Assen Willemstad
Motto(s)	Nec temere, nec timide
Mascot(s)	Falcon
Engagements	Bosnian War Iraq War War in Afghanistan Mali War
Commanders
Current commander	Brigadier General Frank Grandia EMSD

The 11 Air Assault Brigade^[1] (Dutch: 11 Luchtmobiele Brigade) is the rapid light infantry brigade of the Royal Netherlands Army, focused on conducting air assault operations. Troops of the brigade are qualified to wear the maroon beret upon completion of the demanding training course, those qualified as military parachutists wear the appropriate parachutist wings. The brigade received the name "7 December" when the First Division "7 December" was disbanded in 2004.^[2]

Since 2014, the brigade has been integrated into the Rapid Forces Division (German: Division Schnelle Kräfte) of the German Army.^[3] When the 11 Air Assault Brigade operates integrally with the Defence Helicopter Command (Dutch: Defensie Helikopter Commando) of the Royal Netherlands Air Force they form the 11th Air Manoeuvre Brigade (11 AMB).^[3] In 2003 in Poland (exercise Gainful Sword), 2012 in the Netherlands (exercise Peregrine Sword) and 2014 in Hungary the brigade completed its operational readiness tests to (re)apply for the "Air Assault" status. The successful qualifications demonstrated the ability to conduct a brigade-sized operation as 11 AMB.