St. Kitts & Nevis (Federation of)
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Reliability 3
(Fair)
GDP
2009 ~$550-million
Budget
2009 estimated $8-million
Personnel 200
Member of the Caribbean’s Regional Security System (7
states). Military and police units remain under their
respective national commands and are available to help
member states at need. An annual exercise is held with US,
UK, and other Caribbean countries. SKN’s Police SSU is the
country’s main contribution to the RSS. |
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Defense
Force HQ (Basseterre, St. Kitts)
St.
Kitts Nevis Regimental HQ (Camp Springfield, Basseterre, St. Kitts)
Commander’s Office
Officers Quarters
Canteen
Reserve units
Medical facility
Band Corps (~35)
Regular
Force (130)
1 rifle
coy
HQ A Coy
2 rifle
platoons
each platoon has 3 x rifle sections
Service
and Support Platoon
Administrative, clerks, cooks, carpenters, drivers, mechanics
1 armor
troop (3 Ferret, 4 light trucks, 1 jeep)
Reserve
Force (130)
B Coy
Cadet
Corps (~120)
5 high school companies (St. Kitts)
2 high school companies (Nevis)
Coast
Guard (50) HQ Old Factory Pier, Bird Rock
HQ
Department
Engineering Department
Flotilla Department
5 patrol vessels/craft
Royal St
Chrisopher & Nevis Police Force (370)
Under
Ministry for National Security
Special Service Unit
<60 (armed intervention unit; some light infantry training)
Strike Force (combined police/army unit; target illegal
firearms)
Special Branch (tasks include counter-terror/counter-drug)
Drug Unit
13
police stations