Belize Defense Force
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Commander in Chief de jure : |
Queen Elizabeth II | ||
Commander in chief de facto : | Governor General of Belize Colville Young | ||
Defense Minister: | John Saldivar | ||
Military Commander: | Brigadier General David Jones | ||
Headquarters: | Price Barracks ( Ladyville ) | ||
Military strength | |||
Active soldiers: | 1050 | ||
Reservists: | 700 | ||
Conscription: | exposed | ||
Resilient population: | approx. 160,000 (men and women, ages 16–49; 2010) | ||
Eligibility for military service: | Reaching the age of 16 | ||
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Military budget: | $ 17 million (2011) | ||
Share of gross domestic product : | 1.08% (2011) | ||
history | |||
Founding: | 1978 |
The Belize Defense Force (BDF) make up the military of Belize . They consist of 1,050 professional soldiers and volunteers , as well as approximately 700 reservists and two trains (platoon) with soldiers .
The BDF is led by a brigadier general , a colonel and seven lieutenant colonels . The main tasks mentioned are: deterring internal and external threats, supporting the police, involving neighbors and international partners. Traditionally, the BDF cooperates primarily with the British Army (British Army Training Support Unit Belize - BATSUB) and the US Army (equipment and training aid). In 2007 a staff officer of the BDF took part in a general staff course at the command academy of the Bundeswehr in Hamburg for the first time.
Defense budget
The defense budget totaled 17 million US dollars in 2012, which corresponds to about 1% of the national gross national product .
history
The Belize Defense Force dates back to 1817 when the Prince Regent Royal Honduras Militia was established as a militia .
This association was renamed several times and had the following names:
- Prince Regent's Royal Militia (1817–1866)
- Belize Volunteer Force (1866–1868)
- Belize Volunteer Corps (1868-1883)
- Belize Light Infantry Volunteer Force (1897-1905)
- British Honduras Volunteers (1905-1916)
- British Honduras Territorial Force (1916–1928)
- British Honduras Defense Force (1928–1944)
- British Honduras Home Guard (1942-1943)
- British Honduras Volunteer Guard (1943–1973)
- Belize Volunteer Guard (1973-1977).
In 1978 the Belize Defense Force was established.
structure
The Belize Defense Force is structured as follows:
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Army :
- three battalions of infantry with three companies each
- three reserve companies
- Anti-Terrorist Group ( Belize Special Assignment Group )
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Air Force :
- Air Wing
equipment
army
image | Make / model | Weapon type | Country of manufacture | Duration |
FFV Carl Gustaf | reactive anti-tank rifle | Sweden | 6th | |
L16 81mm mortar | mortar | United Kingdom | 6th |
Air Wing
Make / model | operation area | Country of manufacture | In stock | notes |
Britten-Norman Defender | Air transport | United Kingdom | 2 | 1 BN-2A Defender and 1 BN-2B Defender since 2012 |
Cessna 182 J. | Air transport | United States | 1 | BDF-03 |
Slingsby T67M-260 | Trainer aircraft | United Kingdom | 1 |
More powers
The Minister of National Security also reports to the Belize Police Department with 1,073 police officers and 141 civilian employees and the Belizean Coast Guard Service (coast guard).
The British Army has 40 soldiers stationed in Belize.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Greetings from the Defense Minister, accessed March 2015
- ↑ Announcement of the Commander, accessed in March 2015 ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Contact details with office, accessed March 2015
- ↑ a b c d e f g h IISS (2012), p. 374
- ^ CIA - The World Factbook, accessed March 2015
- ^ World Fact Book, accessed March 2015