Dominica Defense Force
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The Dominica Defense Forces (DDF) was the military of the Commonwealth of Dominica. There has been no standing army in Dominica since 1981, following the disbandment of the defence forces after two violent coup attempts against Dame Eugenia Charles.[http://www.demilitarisation.org/spip.php?article51&lang=en Overview. 26 countries without armies], ARPED Defense is the responsibility of the Regional Security System (RSS).
History
By the 1960s, the police were the only security force in the country. As a result, a Volunteer Defence Force was established in 1974. In November 1975, a full-time Defence Force was established by an act of the House of Assembly to replace the Volunteer Defence Force, headed by Patrick John as Minister of Security. In March 1981, Charles announced the discovery of a coup d'état attempt known as Operation Red Dog, which involved Major Frederick Newton, the head of the Defence Force. A month later, parliament disbanded the Defence Force.{{Cite web |title=Dominica Defence Force |url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/caribbean/do-ddf.htm |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=www.globalsecurity.org}}
Modern defense
The civil Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force includes a Special Service Unit{{Cite web|title=Special Service Unit - Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica|url=http://cdpf.gov.dm/special-service-unit|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621124100/http://cdpf.gov.dm/special-service-unit|archive-date=21 June 2021|access-date=21 June 2021}} and Coast Guard. In the event of war or other emergency, if proclaimed by the authorities, the Police Force shall be a military force which may be employed for State defence (Police Act, Chapter 14:01).cited literally from [http://www.resdal.org/atlas/atlas10-ing-09-the-caribbean.pdf The Caribbean: Defence and Security in the Anglophone Caribbean — The Roads to Cooperation]. in A Comparative Atlas of Defence in Latin America and Caribbean, 2010 Edition, table Defence Force’s Mission, p. 113 (pp. 113-128, pdf p. 1)
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