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| name=Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force
| headquarters = Camp Blizard
| commander-in-chief=
| minister= Prime Minister
Baldwin SpencerWinston Baldwin Spencer is the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. He has been Prime Minister since March 24, 2004, when his party, the United Progressive Party , which he had led as the opposition party for several years, won a parliamentary election...
| commander = Colonel
Trevor ThomasTrevor Thomas is a British actor. He acted mostly around the late '70s mostly in television programmes, but also appeared in the film Black Joy starring Norman Beaton. His television appearances are Space, The Fosters, The Professionals, Rockliffe's Babies, Silent Witness, Minder and The...
| active= 170 (1998)
| reserve= 75 (1998)
| deployed=
| budget= $7.8 million in 2009
| percent_GDP= 0.7%
| founded= 1 November 1981
| current_form= 1995
| disbanded=
| branches=
Antigua and Barbuda RegimentThe Antigua and Barbuda Regiment is the infantry unit and main fighting arm of the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force. Previously known as the Rifle Company, it was formed in 1995 and consists of a single light infantry battalion, commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel and made up of four...
Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard
Antigua and Barbuda Cadet CorpsThe Antigua and Barbuda Cadet Corps is a school-based cadet program for secondary school students in Antigua and Barbuda. The institution is divided into two main units: Sea Cadets and Infantry cadets. Sea cadets operate under the Antigua Barbuda Defense Force's coast guards, and the Infantry...
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| name=Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force
| headquarters = Camp Blizard
| commander-in-chief=
| minister= Prime Minister
Baldwin SpencerWinston Baldwin Spencer is the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. He has been Prime Minister since March 24, 2004, when his party, the United Progressive Party , which he had led as the opposition party for several years, won a parliamentary election...
| commander = Colonel
Trevor ThomasTrevor Thomas is a British actor. He acted mostly around the late '70s mostly in television programmes, but also appeared in the film Black Joy starring Norman Beaton. His television appearances are Space, The Fosters, The Professionals, Rockliffe's Babies, Silent Witness, Minder and The...
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| reserve= 75 (1998)
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| budget= $7.8 million in 2009
| percent_GDP= 0.7%
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| current_form= 1995
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Antigua and Barbuda RegimentThe Antigua and Barbuda Regiment is the infantry unit and main fighting arm of the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force. Previously known as the Rifle Company, it was formed in 1995 and consists of a single light infantry battalion, commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel and made up of four...
Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard
Antigua and Barbuda Cadet CorpsThe Antigua and Barbuda Cadet Corps is a school-based cadet program for secondary school students in Antigua and Barbuda. The institution is divided into two main units: Sea Cadets and Infantry cadets. Sea cadets operate under the Antigua Barbuda Defense Force's coast guards, and the Infantry...
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| name=Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force
| headquarters = Camp Blizard
| commander-in-chief=
| minister= Prime Minister
Baldwin SpencerWinston Baldwin Spencer is the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. He has been Prime Minister since March 24, 2004, when his party, the United Progressive Party , which he had led as the opposition party for several years, won a parliamentary election...
| commander = Colonel
Trevor ThomasTrevor Thomas is a British actor. He acted mostly around the late '70s mostly in television programmes, but also appeared in the film Black Joy starring Norman Beaton. His television appearances are Space, The Fosters, The Professionals, Rockliffe's Babies, Silent Witness, Minder and The...
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| reserve= 75 (1998)
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| budget= $7.8 million in 2009
| percent_GDP= 0.7%
| founded= 1 November 1981
| current_form= 1995
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| branches=
Antigua and Barbuda RegimentThe Antigua and Barbuda Regiment is the infantry unit and main fighting arm of the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force. Previously known as the Rifle Company, it was formed in 1995 and consists of a single light infantry battalion, commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel and made up of four...
Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard
Antigua and Barbuda Cadet CorpsThe Antigua and Barbuda Cadet Corps is a school-based cadet program for secondary school students in Antigua and Barbuda. The institution is divided into two main units: Sea Cadets and Infantry cadets. Sea cadets operate under the Antigua Barbuda Defense Force's coast guards, and the Infantry...
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{{Infobox National Military
| name=Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force
| headquarters = Camp Blizard
| commander-in-chief=
| minister= Prime Minister
Baldwin SpencerWinston Baldwin Spencer is the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. He has been Prime Minister since March 24, 2004, when his party, the United Progressive Party , which he had led as the opposition party for several years, won a parliamentary election...
| commander = Colonel
Trevor ThomasTrevor Thomas is a British actor. He acted mostly around the late '70s mostly in television programmes, but also appeared in the film Black Joy starring Norman Beaton. His television appearances are Space, The Fosters, The Professionals, Rockliffe's Babies, Silent Witness, Minder and The...
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| percent_GDP= 0.7%
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Antigua and Barbuda RegimentThe Antigua and Barbuda Regiment is the infantry unit and main fighting arm of the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force. Previously known as the Rifle Company, it was formed in 1995 and consists of a single light infantry battalion, commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel and made up of four...
Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard
Antigua and Barbuda Cadet CorpsThe Antigua and Barbuda Cadet Corps is a school-based cadet program for secondary school students in Antigua and Barbuda. The institution is divided into two main units: Sea Cadets and Infantry cadets. Sea cadets operate under the Antigua Barbuda Defense Force's coast guards, and the Infantry...
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{{Infobox National Military
| name=Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force
| headquarters = Camp Blizard
| commander-in-chief=
| minister= Prime Minister
Baldwin SpencerWinston Baldwin Spencer is the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. He has been Prime Minister since March 24, 2004, when his party, the United Progressive Party , which he had led as the opposition party for several years, won a parliamentary election...
| commander = Colonel
Trevor ThomasTrevor Thomas is a British actor. He acted mostly around the late '70s mostly in television programmes, but also appeared in the film Black Joy starring Norman Beaton. His television appearances are Space, The Fosters, The Professionals, Rockliffe's Babies, Silent Witness, Minder and The...
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| reserve= 75 (1998)
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| budget= $7.8 million in 2009
| percent_GDP= 0.7%
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| current_form= 1995
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| branches=
Antigua and Barbuda RegimentThe Antigua and Barbuda Regiment is the infantry unit and main fighting arm of the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force. Previously known as the Rifle Company, it was formed in 1995 and consists of a single light infantry battalion, commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel and made up of four...
Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard
Antigua and Barbuda Cadet CorpsThe Antigua and Barbuda Cadet Corps is a school-based cadet program for secondary school students in Antigua and Barbuda. The institution is divided into two main units: Sea Cadets and Infantry cadets. Sea cadets operate under the Antigua Barbuda Defense Force's coast guards, and the Infantry...
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{{Infobox National Military
| name=Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force
| headquarters = Camp Blizard
| commander-in-chief=
| minister= Prime Minister
Baldwin SpencerWinston Baldwin Spencer is the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. He has been Prime Minister since March 24, 2004, when his party, the United Progressive Party , which he had led as the opposition party for several years, won a parliamentary election...
| commander = Colonel
Trevor ThomasTrevor Thomas is a British actor. He acted mostly around the late '70s mostly in television programmes, but also appeared in the film Black Joy starring Norman Beaton. His television appearances are Space, The Fosters, The Professionals, Rockliffe's Babies, Silent Witness, Minder and The...
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| reserve= 75 (1998)
| deployed=
| budget= $7.8 million in 2009
| percent_GDP= 0.7%
| founded= 1 November 1981
| current_form= 1995
| disbanded=
| branches=
Antigua and Barbuda RegimentThe Antigua and Barbuda Regiment is the infantry unit and main fighting arm of the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force. Previously known as the Rifle Company, it was formed in 1995 and consists of a single light infantry battalion, commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel and made up of four...
Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard
Antigua and Barbuda Cadet CorpsThe Antigua and Barbuda Cadet Corps is a school-based cadet program for secondary school students in Antigua and Barbuda. The institution is divided into two main units: Sea Cadets and Infantry cadets. Sea cadets operate under the Antigua Barbuda Defense Force's coast guards, and the Infantry...
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| fit_f= 14,947
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{{Infobox National Military
| name=Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force
| headquarters = Camp Blizard
| commander-in-chief=
| minister= Prime Minister
Baldwin SpencerWinston Baldwin Spencer is the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. He has been Prime Minister since March 24, 2004, when his party, the United Progressive Party , which he had led as the opposition party for several years, won a parliamentary election...
| commander = Colonel
Trevor ThomasTrevor Thomas is a British actor. He acted mostly around the late '70s mostly in television programmes, but also appeared in the film Black Joy starring Norman Beaton. His television appearances are Space, The Fosters, The Professionals, Rockliffe's Babies, Silent Witness, Minder and The...
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| reserve= 75 (1998)
| deployed=
| budget= $7.8 million in 2009
| percent_GDP= 0.7%
| founded= 1 November 1981
| current_form= 1995
| disbanded=
| branches=
Antigua and Barbuda RegimentThe Antigua and Barbuda Regiment is the infantry unit and main fighting arm of the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force. Previously known as the Rifle Company, it was formed in 1995 and consists of a single light infantry battalion, commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel and made up of four...
Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard
Antigua and Barbuda Cadet CorpsThe Antigua and Barbuda Cadet Corps is a school-based cadet program for secondary school students in Antigua and Barbuda. The institution is divided into two main units: Sea Cadets and Infantry cadets. Sea cadets operate under the Antigua Barbuda Defense Force's coast guards, and the Infantry...
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}}
The Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force is the armed force of
Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda is a twin-island nation lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major inhabited islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and a number of smaller islands...
. The RABDF 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.
The RABDF is the world's smallest military, consisting of 245 people. It is thus 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.
Organization
The RABDF consists of four major units:
- 1st Battalion
A battalion is a military unit of around 300–1,200 soldiers usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by either a Lieutenant Colonel or a Colonel...
, Antigua and Barbuda RegimentThe Antigua and Barbuda Regiment is the infantry unit and main fighting arm of the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force. Previously known as the Rifle Company, it was formed in 1995 and consists of a single light infantry battalion, commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel and made up of four...
- this is the infantry unit and fighting arm of the defence force.
- Service and Support Unit - established in 1997, this provides administrative, logistic and engineer support to the rest of the defence force.
- Coast Guard: 45
This is 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 3 vessels.
- 1 Dauntless
- 1 Point
- 1 Swift
- Antigua and Barbuda Cadet Corps
Former Deployments
- In 1982 14 men of the Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force were deployed to Grenada during the Operation Urgent Fury.
- 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 the year 1995 members of the Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force were deployed in Haiti as a Part of Operation Uphold Democracy
Operation Uphold Democracy was an intervention designed to remove the military regime installed by the 1991 Haitian coup d'état that overthrew the elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide...
.
External links
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