In 1954, the Dutch government agreed to the stationing of a US Air Force fighter squadron to augment air defence.
 The USAF forces operated from a part of Soesterberg Air Base which was named Camp New Amsterdam, in honour of the first Dutch settlement in America, Nieuw Amsterdam, later renamed New York City.
In 1954, the Dutch government agreed to the stationing of a US Air Force fighter squadron to augment air defence.  The USAF forces operated from a part of Soesterberg Air Base which was named Camp New Amsterdam, in honour of the first Dutch settlement in America, Nieuw Amsterdam, later renamed New York City.
Soesterberg Air Base