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词条 Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force
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  1. Organization

  2. Former deployments

  3. Alliances

  4. See also

  5. References

  6. External links

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| name = Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force
| native_name =
| image = Coat of arms of Antigua and Barbuda.svg
| alt =
| caption = Coat of arms of Antigua and Barbuda
| image2 =
| alt2 =
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| motto = Paratus ad serviendum (Ready to serve)
| founded = 1 November 1981
| current_form = 1995
| disbanded =
| branches = {{ubl | Antigua and Barbuda Regiment | Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard | Antigua and Barbuda Cadet Corps | Service and Support Batallion }}
| headquarters = Camp Blizard, Saint George, Antigua
| flying_hours =
| website = {{URL|http://abdf.gov.ag/|Official website}}
| commander-in-chief = Elizabeth II
| commander-in-chief_title = Queen
| chief minister = Gaston Browne
| chief minister_title = Prime Minister
| minister =
| minister_title =
| commander = Colonel Sir Trevor Thomas
| commander_title = Chief of Defence Staff
| age = 18
| conscription =
| manpower_data = 1998
| manpower_age =
| available = 18,952
| available_f = 18,360
| fit = 14,859
| fit_f = 14,947
| reaching = 507
| reaching_f = 494
| active = 170
| ranked =
| reserve = 75
| deployed =
| amount = $7.8 million (2009)
| percent_GDP = 0.7%
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| ranks = Military ranks of Antigua and Barbuda
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The Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force is the armed forces 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.

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.

Organization

The ABDF consists of four major units:

  • 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]
    • 1 SeaArk Boats Dauntless-class patrol boat (P-02 Palmetto), in service since 1995[1]
    • 1 Point-class cutter (P-03 Hermitage), transferred from the US Coast Guard in 1998[1]
    • 1 Defender 380X-class all-weather interceptor (D-8), date of acquisition unknown[2]
    • 2 Boston Whaler 27-foot-class launches (071 and 072), in service since 1988[1]
    • 1 Zodiac Marine & Pool 8.23-meter Hurricane-type rigid-hulled inflatable boat, in service since 1998[1]
  • Antigua and Barbuda Cadet Corps

Former deployments

  • In 1983 14 men of the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force were deployed to Grenada during the Operation Urgent Fury.[3]
  • In 1990 12 soldiers were sent to Trinidad and Tobago 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.[4]

Alliances

  • {{GBR}} - The Mercian Regiment

See also

  • Regional Security System

References

1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite book|last=Wertheim|first=Eric|title=The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, MD|date=2007|pages=6|isbn=9781591149552|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TJunjRvplU4C|accessdate=18 March 2014}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.defenseimagery.mil/imagery.html?&guid=a662ab12031f1d873d887e597b772ed110f362f1|title=130524-N-HP195-034|last=Okula|first=Christopher|date=30 May 2013|publisher=DefenseImagery.mil|accessdate=18 March 2014}}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.open.uwi.edu/sites/default/files/bnccde/antigua/conference/papers/phillips.html|title=Dion E. Phillips - Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force: A Preliminary Look|website=www.open.uwi.edu|access-date=2018-06-30}}
4. ^{{cite web|last=Phillips|first=Dion E|title=Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force: A Preliminary Look|url=http://www.cavehill.uwi.edu/bnccde/antigua/conference/papers/phillips.html|work=Conference papers, 2004|publisher=University of the West Indies|accessdate=24 November 2013}}

External links

  • Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force official page
  • Article on the ABDF by Dr Dion Phillips
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2 : Military of Antigua and Barbuda|Military units and formations established in 1981
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