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Belize Defence Force

Index Belize Defence Force

The Belize Defence Force (BDF) is the military of Belize, and is responsible for protecting the sovereignty of the country. [1]

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Anti-personnel weapon

An anti-personnel weapon is a weapon primarily used to maim or kill infantry and other personnel not behind armor, as opposed to attacking structures or vehicles, or hunting game.

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Anti-tank warfare

Anti-tank warfare arose as a result of the need to develop technology and tactics to destroy tanks during World War I. Since the first tanks were developed by the Triple Entente in 1916 but not operated in battle until 1917, the first anti-tank weapons were developed by the German Empire.

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Belize

Belize, formerly British Honduras, is an independent Commonwealth realm on the eastern coast of Central America.

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Belize Coast Guard Service

The Belize Coast Guard Service was established in November 2005 with the assistance of the United States Coast Guard.

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Belize Defence Force Air Wing

The Belize Defence Force Air Wing is the aviation branch of the Belize Defence Force, formed in 1983 it is based at the Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport in Ladyville.

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Belize Police Department

Law enforcement in Belize is conducted by the Belize Police Department headed by a Commissioner and headquartered in Belize City.

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Belizean–Guatemalan territorial dispute

The Belizean–Guatemalan territorial dispute is an unresolved binational territorial dispute between the states of Belize and Guatemala, neighbours in Central America.

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Bell UH-1 Iroquois

The Bell UH-1 Iroquois (nicknamed "Huey") is a utility military helicopter powered by a single turboshaft engine, with two-blade main and tail rotors.

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Belmopan

Belmopan is the capital city of Belize.

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Brigadier general

Brigadier general (Brig. Gen.) is a senior rank in the armed forces.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of British Armed Forces.

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British Army Training and Support Unit Belize

British Army Training Support Unit Belize (BATSUB), the successor of the former British Forces Belize, is the name given to the current (2018) British Army Garrison in Belize.

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Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander

The Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander is a British light utility aircraft and regional airliner designed and originally manufactured by Britten-Norman of the United Kingdom.

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Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle

The Carl Gustaf (also known as, Gustaf Bazooka and M2CG) is an 84 mm man-portable reusable anti-tank recoilless rifle produced by Saab Bofors Dynamics (formerly Bofors Anti-Armour AB) in Sweden.

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Commander of the Defence Force (Belize)

The Commander of the Defence Force (CDS) is the professional head of the Belize Defence Force.

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Commander-in-chief

A commander-in-chief, also sometimes called supreme commander, or chief commander, is the person or body that exercises supreme operational command and control of a nation's military forces.

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Corozal Town

Corozal Town is a town in Belize, capital of Corozal District.

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Dangriga

Dangriga, formerly known as Stann Creek Town, is a town in southern Belize, located on the Caribbean coast at the mouth of the North Stann Creek River.

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Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.

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George Cadle Price

George Cadle Price, PC, OCC (15 January 191919 September 2011), was a Belizean statesman who served twice as the head of government of Belize from 1961–84 and 1989–93.

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Gross domestic product

Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all final goods and services produced in a period (quarterly or yearly) of time.

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Hector Silva Airstrip

Hector Silva airstrip is in Belmopan, Belize.

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Helicopter

A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by rotors.

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John Saldivar (politician)

John Birchman Saldivar is a Belizean politician.

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L16 81mm mortar

The United Kingdom's L16 81mm mortar is the standard mortar used by the British armed forces.

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Ladyville

Ladyville is the largest village in the country of Belize, eight miles northwest of Belize City in the Belize District.

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Military ranks of Belize

The Military ranks of Belize are the military insignia used by the Belize Defence Force.

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Military transport aircraft

Military transport aircraft or military cargo aircraft are typically fixed wing and rotary wing cargo aircraft which are used to airlift troops, weapons and other military equipment by a variety of methods to any area of military operations around the surface of the planet, usually outside the commercial flight routes in uncontrolled airspace.

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Mortar (weapon)

A mortar is usually a simple, lightweight, man portable, muzzle-loaded weapon, consisting of a smooth-bore metal tube fixed to a base plate (to absorb recoil) with a lightweight bipod mount.

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No. 1417 Flight RAF

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No. 25 Flight AAC

25 Flight Army Air Corps is a flight within the British Army's Army Air Corps.

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Orange Walk Airport

Orange Walk Airport or Alfredo Martinez Chan Pine Ridge Airstrip is a public use airport located southwest of Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District, Belize.

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Orange Walk District

Orange Walk District is a district in the northwest of the nation of Belize, with its district capital in Orange Walk Town.

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Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport

Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport is an airport that serves the nation of Belize's largest city, Belize City along the eastern coast of Central America.

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Price Barracks

Price Barracks is a military installation located just north of Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport which is located in Ladyville some 8 miles to the north west of Belize City.

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Punta Gorda Airport (Belize)

Punta Gorda Airport is an airport serving Punta Gorda, a town in the Toledo District in southern Belize.

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Punta Gorda, Belize

Punta Gorda, known locally as P.G., is the capital and largest town of Toledo District in southern Belize.

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San Ignacio, Belize

Saint Nacho and Santa Elena are towns in western Belize that compromise the San Ignacio Municipal Group.

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Slingsby T67 Firefly

The Slingsby T67 Firefly, originally produced as the Fournier RF-6, is a two-seat aerobatic training aircraft, built by Slingsby Aviation in Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire, England.

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St. George's Caye

St.

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Sweden

Sweden (Sverige), officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish), is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe.

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Trainer aircraft

A trainer is a class of aircraft designed specifically to facilitate flight training of pilots and aircrews.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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War on Terror

The War on Terror, also known as the Global War on Terrorism, is an international military campaign that was launched by the United States government after the September 11 attacks in the United States in 2001.

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Redirects here:

Army of Belize, Belize Armed Forces, Belize/Military, British Honduras Defense Force, Military of Belize, Navy of Belize, The Belize Defence Force.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize_Defence_Force

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