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Antigua and Barbuda Military Profile

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Military branchesAntigua and Barbuda Defense Force (ABDF): Coast Guard and the Antigua and Barbuda Regiment (2021)
Military service age and obligation18-23 years of age for voluntary military service for both males and females; no conscription (2021)
Military and security service personnel strengthsthe Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force (ABDF) has approximately 200 active personnel (2021)
Military equipment inventories and acquisitionsthe 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 - notemember of the Regional Security System (RSS), an international agreement for the defense and security of the eastern Caribbean region

Source: CIA World Factbook
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