Being a small country, surrounded by other members of Caricom, St Lucia has no regular military force. However there is a Special Service Unit and Coast Guard as well as the Royal St. Lucia Police Force. St Lucia is a member of the Regional Security System and has good relations its neighbours and most of the world.
Military branches
editNo regular military force; the Special Service Unit, and the Coast Guard, are both under the command of the Royal Saint Lucia Police.[1][2]
Active manpower
editApproximately 116 men and women[1]
Military expenditures - dollar figure
edit$5 million (fiscal year 1991/92)
Military expenditures - percent of gross domestic product
edit2 % (fiscal year 1991/92)
Military partner
editThe Royal Saint Lucia Police Force receives training from the USSOUTHCOM.[3][4] The United States Armed Forces considers St. Lucia as a partner nation in the Caribbean, along with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- 1 2 "Referenced by the Royal Saint Lucia Police".
- ↑ "Referenced by Nation Master".
- ↑ Marines teach martial arts to Caribbean soldiers, police Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Puerto Rican Army Reserve cook’s Caribbean cuisine the hit of exerciseTradewinds Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Divers Demonstrate Capabilities During Navy Diver-Southern Partnership Station 2009 Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Homepage of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force
- Report of a raid of the Saint Lucian Police Force
- Pictures of the Saint Lucian Coast Guard Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3
- Pictures of US-soldiers deployed to Saint Lucia during Operation New Horizons (2001) Picture 1 Picture 2