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Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force

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1995

Queen
  
Elizabeth II

Minister of defense
  
Gaston Browne

Commander in chief
  
Elizabeth II

Headquarters
  
Camp Blizard

Prime Minister
  
Gaston Browne

Founded
  
1 November 1981

Military age
  
18

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Service branches
  
Antigua and Barbuda RegimentAntigua and Barbuda Coast GuardAntigua and Barbuda Cadet Corps

Chief of Defense
  
Colonel Sir Trevor Thomas

Service branch
  
Antigua and Barbuda Regiment

Similar
  
Barbados Defence Force, Belize Defence Force, Trinidad and Tobago D, Royal Bahamas Defence, Military of Nicaragua

The Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force is the armed force of Antigua and Barbuda. The ABDF has responsibility for several different roles: internal security, prevention of drug smuggling, the protection and support of fishing rights, prevention of marine pollution, search and rescue, ceremonial duties, assistance to government programs, provision of relief during natural disasters, assistance in the maintenance of essential services, and support of the police in maintaining law and order.

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The ABDF is one of the world's smallest militaries, consisting of 245 people. It is much better equipped for fulfilling its civil roles as opposed to providing a deterrence against would-be aggressors or in defending the nation during a war.

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Organization

The ABDF consists of four major units:

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  • Antigua and Barbuda Regiment - comprises four line companies and is the infantry unit and fighting arm of the defence force.
  • Service and Support Unit - provides administrative, logistic and engineer support to the rest of the defence force.
  • Coast Guard - the maritime element of the defence force, and is divided into four units:
  • Commanding Officer's office
  • Engineer Unit
  • Administration Unit
  • Flotilla - the flotilla is the operational part of the Coast Guard, and consists of the following vessels and watercraft:
  • 1 Swiftships Shipbuilders 65-foot Commercial Cruiser-class patrol boat (P-01 Liberta), in service since 1984
  • 1 SeaArk Boats Dauntless-class patrol boat (P-02 Palmetto), in service since 1995
  • 1 Point-class cutter (P-03 Hermitage), transferred from the US Coast Guard in 1998
  • 1 Defender 380X-class all-weather interceptor (D-8), date of acquisition unknown
  • 2 Boston Whaler 27-foot-class launches (071 and 072), in service since 1988
  • 1 Zodiac Marine & Pool 8.23-meter Hurricane-type rigid-hulled inflatable boat, in service since 1998
  • Antigua and Barbuda Cadet Corps

    • Former deployments


  • In 1982 14 men of the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force were deployed to Grenada during the Operation Urgent Fury.
  • In 1990 12 soldiers were sent to Trinidad after a failed coup attempt by radical Black Muslims against the constitutionally elected government headed by Prime Minister A.N.R. Robinson.
  • In 1995 members of the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force were deployed in Haiti as a part of Operation Uphold Democracy.

    • Alliances

  •  United Kingdom - The Mercian Regiment

    • References

    Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force Wikipedia
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