Antigua and Barbuda Military - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Military and security forces

Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force (ABDF): Coast Guard and the Antigua and Barbuda Regiment (2021)

Military and security service personnel strengths

the Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force (ABDF) has approximately 200 active personnel (2021)

Military equipment inventories and acquisitions

the ABDF's equipment inventory is limited to small arms, light weapons, and soft-skin vehicles; the Coast Guard maintains ex-US patrol vessels and some smaller boats (2020)

Military service age and obligation

18-23 years of age for voluntary military service for both males and females; no conscription (2021)

Military - note

member of the Regional Security System (RSS), an international agreement for the defense and security of the eastern Caribbean region

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