Each year, the Royal Netherlands Army opens one of their barracks for their annual open days. This time, the Bernhard kazerne in Amersfoort was the place to be on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th June. Main goal of the open days is to recruit new personnel and secondly to show the tax-payers where their money is used for. About 130.000 visitors where counted during the open days. Besides many demonstrations on the ground, some helicopters arrived on the scene during a dynamic display, simulating a daily situation in Afghanistan. The display with the helicopters was made at the practice area, just behind the barracks at the Vlasakkers.

At first two AH-64D Apaches arrived on the scene to take out some hostage fire. One of them, the Q-23, is seen here. An F-16AM made a simulated bomb drop as well. After securing the area, a pair of German Bo-105P-1s (an international touch!), arrived to deliver a few military to secure the area on the ground. The 86+67 is seen here departing to clear the area for the next group of helicopters..

... shortly after the departure of the Bo-105P-1s, a pair of AS.532U2 Cougars arrived on the scene; the S-419 is seen here in take off, after the delivery of the military while the other Cougar, with serial S-454, is seen here delivering the backpacks in a cargo net as an under slung load. Note the grey livery applied to this Cougar. After the suspect is in custody, an SH-14D Lynx arrived on the spot to pick up the suspect quickly for further detainment and questioning. SH-14D Lynx with serial 277 is seen here just before touch down.