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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
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97:. 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 (
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since 1981, following the disbandment of the defence forces after two violent coup attempts against Dame
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The
Caribbean: Defence and Security in the Anglophone Caribbean — The Roads to Cooperation
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81:, the head of the Defence Force. A month later, parliament disbanded the Defence Force.
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Minister of Security. In March 1981, Charles announced the discovery of a
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157:"Special Service Unit - Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica"
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A Comparative Atlas of
Defence in Latin America and Caribbean
968:) are not listed. The uninhabited disputed territories of
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65:to replace the Volunteer Defence Force, headed by
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952:) is not listed. The uninhabited islands of
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48:. Defense is the responsibility of the
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119:Overview. 26 countries without armies
20:The Dominica Coast Guard Patrol Boat
7:
1009:Military in North America by country
93:includes a Special Service Unit and
89:The civil Commonwealth of Dominica
14:
922:Federal Dependencies of Venezuela
163:from the original on 21 June 2021
780:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
302:
196:, p. 113 (pp. 113-128, pdf p. 1)
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289:West Indies Associated States
30:Dominica Defense Forces (DDF)
906:United States Virgin Islands
851:Collectivity of Saint Martin
1025:
946:San Andrés and Providencia
914:
891:Saint Pierre and Miquelon
667:Military of North America
603:
531:
477:
320:
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1004:Regional Security System
901:Turks and Caicos Islands
279:British Windward Islands
133:"Dominica Defence Force"
50:Regional Security System
34:Commonwealth of Dominica
32:was the military of the
274:British Leeward Islands
194:Defence Force’s Mission
77:, which involved Major
999:Government of Dominica
823:British Virgin Islands
492:East Caribbean dollar
284:West Indies Federation
192:, 2010 Edition, table
137:www.globalsecurity.org
25:
940:) is not listed. The
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770:Saint Kitts and Nevis
269:Battle of the Saintes
181:cited literally from
19:
994:Military of Dominica
254:Atlantic slave trade
36:. There has been no
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785:Trinidad and Tobago
680:Antigua and Barbuda
720:Dominican Republic
505:Telecommunications
362:Towns and villages
101:, Chapter 14:01).
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954:Clipperton Island
801:other territories
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456:Political parties
426:Foreign relations
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75:Operation Red Dog
73:attempt known as
63:House of Assembly
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886:Saint Barthélemy
799:Dependencies and
673:Sovereign states
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556:Demographics
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482:Central bank
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165:. Retrieved
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140:. Retrieved
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91:Police Force
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67:Patrick John
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881:Puerto Rico
775:Saint Lucia
725:El Salvador
95:Coast Guard
71:coup d'Ă©tat
988:Categories
942:Department
876:Montserrat
871:Martinique
866:Guadeloupe
705:Costa Rica
494:(currency)
436:Parliament
399:Governance
325:Bird Rock
142:2023-01-12
105:References
99:Police Act
938:Venezuela
926:Venezuela
861:Greenland
760:Nicaragua
735:Guatemala
561:Education
510:Transport
487:Companies
441:President
421:Elections
367:Volcanoes
342:Mountains
329:Isla Aves
313:Geography
294:Governors
950:Colombia
808:Anguilla
745:Honduras
715:Dominica
690:Barbados
626:Category
586:Religion
451:Politics
431:Military
391:Politics
372:Wildlife
347:Parishes
238:articles
234:Dominica
161:Archived
42:Dominica
24:in 2016.
856:Curaçao
832:Bonaire
818:Bermuda
750:Jamaica
730:Grenada
685:Bahamas
610:Outline
551:Culture
546:Cuisine
524:Society
500:Tourism
470:Economy
406:Cabinet
337:Islands
246:History
167:21 June
122:, ARPED
56:History
52:(RSS).
960:) and
958:France
765:Panama
755:Mexico
700:Canada
695:Belize
591:Sports
576:People
536:Anthem
357:Rivers
236:
813:Aruba
740:Haiti
617:Index
571:Music
416:Crime
22:Lugay
972:and
916:The
838:and
836:Saba
710:Cuba
566:Flag
169:2021
28:The
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