Editing Montserrat (section)

===Military and defence===
The defence of Montserrat is the responsibility of the United Kingdom. The [[Royal Navy]] maintains a ship on permanent station in the Caribbean ({{HMS|Medway|P223|6}})<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2020/january/20/200120-hms-medway-sets-sail-for-the-caribbean | title=HMS Medway sets sail for the Caribbean | access-date=12 July 2022 | archive-date=10 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510053232/https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2020/january/20/200120-hms-medway-sets-sail-for-the-caribbean | url-status=live }}</ref> and from time-to-time may send another Royal Navy or [[Royal Fleet Auxiliary]] ship as a part of the Atlantic Patrol (NORTH) tasking. These ships' main mission in the region is to maintain British sovereignty for the overseas territories, provide humanitarian aid and disaster relief during disasters such as hurricanes, which are common in the area, and conduct counter-narcotics operations. In October 2023, the destroyer [[HMS Dauntless (D33)|HMS ''Dauntless'']] (which had temporarily replaced ''Medway'' on its Caribbean tasking), visited the territory in order to assist local authorities in preparing for the climax of the hurricane season.<ref>{{cite news |title=HMS Dauntless visits trio of Caribbean Islands in disaster relief preparation mission |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2023/october/04/231004-dauntless-caribbean-hop |access-date=4 October 2023 |agency=[[Royal Navy]] |date=4 October 2023 |archive-date=4 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004143659/https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2023/october/04/231004-dauntless-caribbean-hop |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Royal Montserrat Defence Force====
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The [[Royal Montserrat Defence Force]] is the home defence unit of the British Overseas Territory of Montserrat. Raised in 1899, the unit is today a reduced force of about forty volunteer soldiers, primarily concerned with civil defence and ceremonial duties. The unit has a historical association with the [[Irish Guards]].