Antigua and Barbuda

 

reliability 4 (poor) GDP $1.1-billion 2009 Budget US$7- million 2009 estimated Personnel 185 active, 75 reserve Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force (HQ Camp Blizzard)           Force HQ (8)      1st Battalion (70)      Support Battalion (70)      Coast Guard (30)      Cadet Corps   Royal Antigua and Barbuda Police Force

 

Prior to 2005 the ABDF fielded the 1^st Battalion, Antigua and Barbuda Regiment

 

            HQ Company

            A Rifle Company

            B Reserve Rifle Company

            C Support Company

 

It is now organized as marine unit, the better to fill its anti-narcotics role. Nonetheless, the battalion retains its civil tasks – Antigua and Barbuda does not have a police Special Services Unit as is common in the Carribean.

 

It has only a ground element, as Antigua and Barbuda has no air force. The Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force and coast guard also participated in various joint training exercises with the United States and other countries in the region. At the same time, Antigua and Barbuda agreed to permit United States facilities on Antigua to be used to train RSS personnel.  US provides ~$2-million annual for counter-narcotic operations.

 

 

Support Battalion

 

Registry

Military Police

Intelligence Centre

Training Wing

QM

Administration

Signals

Transport

Medical

Engineers

 

Coast Guard (30)

           

            HQ

            Engineer Unit

            Administration Unit

Flotilla

            65-foot

            40-foot

            22-foot (2 x Boston Whalers)

            Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat

 

Police

 

            534 Police personnel

            138 Fire Service

 

Organization includes:

 

Police Mobile Command Unit

            Other units/divisions

Traffic Division

            Fire Division