Editing Dominica Defense Force

[[File:Dominica Coast Guard Patrol Boat Lugay 160606-G-BX086-003 (cropped).jpg | 250px | thumb | The Dominica Coast Guard Patrol Boat ''Lugay'' in 2016.]] 
The '''Dominica Defense Forces (DDF)''' was the military of the [[Commonwealth of Dominica]]. There has been no [[standing army]] in [[Dominica]] since 1981, following the disbandment of the defence forces after two violent coup attempts against Dame [[Eugenia Charles]].<ref>''[http://www.demilitarisation.org/spip.php?article51&lang=en Overview. 26 countries without armies]'', ARPED</ref>  Defense is the responsibility of the [[Regional Security System]] (RSS).

== History ==
By the 1960s, the police were the only security force in the country. As a result, a Volunteer Defence Force was established in 1974. In November 1975, a full-time Defence Force was established by an act of the [[House of Assembly of Dominica|House of Assembly]] to replace the Volunteer Defence Force, headed by [[Patrick John]] as Minister of Security. In March 1981, Charles announced the discovery of a [[coup d'état]] attempt known as [[Operation Red Dog]], which involved Major [[Frederick Newton]], the head of the Defence Force. A month later, parliament disbanded the Defence Force.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dominica Defence Force |url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/caribbean/do-ddf.htm |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=www.globalsecurity.org}}</ref> 

== Modern defense ==
The civil Commonwealth of Dominica [[Police|Police Force]] includes a Special Service Unit<ref>{{Cite web|title=Special Service Unit - Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica|url=http://cdpf.gov.dm/special-service-unit|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621124100/http://cdpf.gov.dm/special-service-unit|archive-date=21 June 2021|access-date=21 June 2021}}</ref> and [[Coast guard|Coast Guard]]. In the event of war or other emergency, if proclaimed by the authorities, the Police Force shall be a military force which may be employed for State defence (''Police Act'', Chapter 14:01).<ref>cited literally from ''[http://www.resdal.org/atlas/atlas10-ing-09-the-caribbean.pdf The Caribbean: Defence and Security in the Anglophone Caribbean — The Roads to Cooperation].'' in ''A Comparative Atlas of Defence in Latin America and Caribbean'', 2010 Edition, table ''Defence Force’s Mission'', p. 113 (pp. 113-128, pdf p. 1)</ref>

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