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style="width:25.5em;border-spacing:2px;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Belize Defence Force</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;line-height:1.5em;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Belize_Defence_Force.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7b/Flag_of_the_Belize_Defence_Force.svg/220px-Flag_of_the_Belize_Defence_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7b/Flag_of_the_Belize_Defence_Force.svg/330px-Flag_of_the_Belize_Defence_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7b/Flag_of_the_Belize_Defence_Force.svg/440px-Flag_of_the_Belize_Defence_Force.svg.png 2x" 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href="/wiki/Headquarters#Military" title="Headquarters">Headquarters</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Price_Barracks" title="Price Barracks">Price Barracks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ladyville" title="Ladyville">Ladyville</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bdf.mil.bz/">www<wbr />.bdf<wbr />.mil<wbr />.bz</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_leadership" title="Category:Military leadership">Leadership</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander-in-Chief">Commander-in-Chief</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a>, <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Belize" title="Monarchy of Belize">King of Belize</a>, represented by <a href="/wiki/Froyla_Tzalam" title="Froyla Tzalam">Froyla Tzalam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_Belize" title="Governor-General of Belize">Governor-General of Belize</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Minister of National Defence and Border Security</th><td class="infobox-data">Florencio Marin Jr.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Defence_Force_(Belize)" title="Commander of the Defence Force (Belize)">Commander of the Defence Force</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Brigadier_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Brigadier General">Brigadier General</a> Azariel Loria<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Personnel</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Military age</th><td class="infobox-data">18–23 years</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Conscription" title="Conscription">Conscription</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Laws allow for conscription only if volunteers are insufficient.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Available for<br />military service</th><td class="infobox-data">121,249, age 18–49 years (2007)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Fit for<br />military service</th><td class="infobox-data">87,871, age 18–49 years (2007)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reaching military<br />age annually</th><td class="infobox-data">6,313 (2007)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Active personnel</th><td class="infobox-data">2000 (2020 approx)<sup id="cite_ref-IISS_2012_374_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IISS_2012_374-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Military_reserve" title="Military reserve">Reserve personnel</a></th><td class="infobox-data">850 (2016 approx)<sup id="cite_ref-IISS_2012_374_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IISS_2012_374-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Expenditure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Military_budget" title="Military budget">Budget</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1.6% (2023)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">US$</a>47.3 million (2023)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><a href="/wiki/Military_acquisition" title="Military acquisition">Industry</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Foreign suppliers</th><td class="infobox-data"><div><ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Related articles</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Military_rank" title="Military rank">Ranks</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Belize" title="Military ranks of Belize">Military ranks of Belize</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Belize Defence Force</b> (<b>BDF</b>) is the military of <a href="/wiki/Belize" title="Belize">Belize</a>, and is responsible for protecting the sovereignty of the country. The BDF is under the Ministry of National Defence and Border Security, which is currently headed by Hon. Florencio Marin Jr.; the BDF itself is commanded by Brigadier General <a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Defence_Force_(Belize)" title="Commander of the Defence Force (Belize)">Azariel Loria</a>. In 2012, the Belizean government spent about $17 million on the military, constituting 1.08% of the country's <a href="/wiki/Gross_domestic_product" title="Gross domestic product">gross domestic product</a> (GDP).<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Belize_Defence_Force&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The military of Belize dates back to 1817, when the Prince Regent Royal Honduras Militia, a volunteer organization, was founded. </p><p>Between 1817 and 1978, the military force in Belize has had ten different names:<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><b>The Prince Regent's Royal Militia</b> (1817-1866)</li> <li><b>The Belize Volunteer Force</b> (1866-1868)</li> <li><b>The Belize Volunteer Corps</b> (1868-1883)</li> <li><b>The Belize Light Infantry Volunteer Force</b> (1897-1905)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/British_Honduras" title="British Honduras">British Honduras</a> Volunteers</b> (1905-1916)</li> <li><b>British Honduras Territorial Force</b> (1916-1928)</li> <li><b>British Honduras Defence Force</b> (1928-1944)</li> <li><b>British Honduras Home Guard</b> (1942-1943)</li> <li><b>British Honduras Volunteer Guard</b> (1943-1973)</li> <li><b>Belize Volunteer Guard</b> (1973-1977)</li></ul> <p>The BDF was founded in 1978 following the disbanding of the Belize Volunteer Guard and the Police Special Force the year before.<sup id="cite_ref-cavehill.uwi.edu_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cavehill.uwi.edu-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After Belize achieved independence in 1981 the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> maintained the deterrent <a href="/wiki/British_Army_Training_and_Support_Unit_Belize" title="British Army Training and Support Unit Belize">British Forces Belize</a> in the country to protect it from <a href="/wiki/Guatemalan_claim_to_Belizean_territory" class="mw-redirect" title="Guatemalan claim to Belizean territory">invasion by Guatemala</a>. During the 1980s this included a battalion and <a href="/wiki/No._1417_Flight_RAF" title="No. 1417 Flight RAF">No. 1417 Flight RAF</a> of Harriers. The main British force left in 1994, three years after Guatemala recognised Belizean independence, but the United Kingdom maintained a training presence via the <a href="/wiki/British_Army_Training_and_Support_Unit_Belize" title="British Army Training and Support Unit Belize">British Army Training and Support Unit Belize</a> (BATSUB) and <a href="/wiki/25_Flight_AAC" class="mw-redirect" title="25 Flight AAC">25 Flight AAC</a> until 2011 when the last British Forces left <a href="/wiki/Price_Barracks" title="Price Barracks">Ladyville Barracks</a>, with the exception of seconded advisers.<sup id="cite_ref-cavehill.uwi.edu_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cavehill.uwi.edu-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The BDF Maritime Wing became part of the <a href="/wiki/Belize_Coast_Guard_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Belize Coast Guard Service">Belize Coast Guard Service</a> in November 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-ra_20071213_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ra_20071213-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 15, 2011, the BDF changed their issued military uniforms from American-based to digital versions since October due to concerns that criminals can easily acquire them.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2015, due to rising tensions between Belize and Guatemala and the British cutback on military bases worldwide to focus on the <a href="/wiki/War_On_Terror" class="mw-redirect" title="War On Terror">War On Terror</a> in 2011, Belize asked the UK to bring BATSUB back;<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the British Government brought BATSUB to Belize once again.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organization">Organization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Belize_Defence_Force&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:U.S._Marines_instruct_soldiers_with_Belize_Defence_Force_in_Combat_Marksmanship_150825-M-MN519-014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/U.S._Marines_instruct_soldiers_with_Belize_Defence_Force_in_Combat_Marksmanship_150825-M-MN519-014.jpg/220px-U.S._Marines_instruct_soldiers_with_Belize_Defence_Force_in_Combat_Marksmanship_150825-M-MN519-014.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/U.S._Marines_instruct_soldiers_with_Belize_Defence_Force_in_Combat_Marksmanship_150825-M-MN519-014.jpg/330px-U.S._Marines_instruct_soldiers_with_Belize_Defence_Force_in_Combat_Marksmanship_150825-M-MN519-014.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/U.S._Marines_instruct_soldiers_with_Belize_Defence_Force_in_Combat_Marksmanship_150825-M-MN519-014.jpg/440px-U.S._Marines_instruct_soldiers_with_Belize_Defence_Force_in_Combat_Marksmanship_150825-M-MN519-014.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4744" data-file-height="3163" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/EMR_camouflage" title="EMR camouflage">EMR camouflage</a> wearing BDF soldiers training from 2nd. Battalion</figcaption></figure> <p>The BDF consists of:<sup id="cite_ref-The_military_of_Belize_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_military_of_Belize-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CFpaper_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CFpaper-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Headquarters</li> <li>Service/Support Battalion</li> <li>Two Regular Battalions</li> <li>One Volunteer Battalion</li> <li>Air Wing</li> <li>Special Boat Unit</li> <li>Support Group</li> <li>Cadets</li> <li>BDF Band</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1st_Infantry_Battalion">1st Infantry Battalion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Belize_Defence_Force&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1st Infantry Battalion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The First Infantry Battalion came into existence in 1993. This was as a direct result of the British Government decision to withdraw British Forces from Belize and handing over the Defence of Belize to Belizeans. Since that time, the battalion participated in extensive military exercises in Belize as well a selected part of its staff going abroad to participate in United Nations Peace Operations in Haiti. The battalion consists of three infantry companies and a small HQ staff. It operates in the entire country alternating from the south to the north of the country. Presently, it is stationed at Fairweather Camp, Punta Gorda in the Toledo District with its two companies and in Belize City maintaining a presence to accomplish its task as stipulated in the Defence Act. Every February, the battalions alternate between Ladyville and Punta Gorda. The Battalion is equipped with small arms, a fleet of transportation, its integral logistics slice, and its own signalers. Other support is received from the Logistics unit in Price Barracks. Recruiting for the unit is done by the BDF Headquarters and its leaders are trained by the Logistics Company's sub-unit, Training Company. The leaders then train their subordinates to maintain its training standards. The companies also conduct live firing in the Mountain Pine Ridge Training Area periodically.<sup id="cite_ref-Unit_Info_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Unit_Info-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2nd_Infantry_Battalion">2nd Infantry Battalion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Belize_Defence_Force&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2nd Infantry Battalion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Second Infantry Battalion, a combination of male and female soldiers, was formed on 1 October 1994. The Battalion at that time had three Infantry Companies: Sierra, Alpha and Echo Company. For the period 31 October 2000 to 31 August 2002, the Battalion nomenclature was revoked and redesignated a Land Command. Becoming either Land Command South (LCS) or Land Command North (LCN) depending on the rotation. LCN comprises the Cayo District, a partition of the Hummingbird Highway, Belize, Orange Walk and Corozal Districts. LCS comprises the Toledo and Stann Creek Districts and a portion of the Hummingbird Highway. These are now presently designated Battalion Tactical Areas of Responsibility (Bn TAOR) and Command HQs were based on rotation between Price Barracks and Fairweather Camp in Punta Gorda. </p><p>On the 31 August 2002, LCS and LCN was reverted to being Second Infantry Battalion. This was under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Reynolds Lewis. However, this time the Coys were Hotel, Gulf and Sierra Companies. During the tenure of Lieutenant Colonel R J Lewis, the idea of a Battalion Logo and Flag was originated. The idea was presented out within the Battalion and as a result produced the logo and Bn Emblem. The finished product was the result of the combined efforts of RSM 2 Bn, WO1 D O Castillo then a WO2, Pte August G, Pte Coc J and the artist Pte Cho D, not to overlook the efforts of Sgt L Sho and Sgt A Sho (Button) then Cpl for final graphics. </p><p>The Battalion Logo depicts all the colours of the Companies in the Battalion. Red and Green for Hotel Company, Red and Orange for Gulf Company and Black and White for Sierra Company. The grey background was the original Battalion colour, which was changed to blue as seen on the Bn Flag. The Cross Rifles signifies that we are Infantry personnel. The Jabiru was chosen as the Battalion Bird. The versatility of the Jabiru is what Second Battalion stands for. She nests high above the others both male and female incubate eggs thereby having an overview of all situations. She has one of the widest wing spans which produces ease in her soaring and a quick and graceful stream line for the attack. Her long legs support her and enable her to work in any terrain and conditions.<sup id="cite_ref-Unit_Info_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Unit_Info-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1st_Volunteer_Battalion">1st Volunteer Battalion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Belize_Defence_Force&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1st Volunteer Battalion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1866, the detachment of the 4th West Indian Regiment was defeated in battle by the Indians near Orange Walk. Volunteers were enrolled at Belize and sent to the Hondo to deal with Indian raids locally. In January 1881, the volunteers were formed into four companies, A, B, C and D. In 1897, the Belize Light Infantry Volunteers was formed. On the 25th November, 1904, a mounted Infantry Company was formed. This Company justified very early its existence by providing the volunteers with a valuable mobile force during the Indian disturbances in the Western District. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC-100414-M-3149V-042.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/USMC-100414-M-3149V-042.jpg/220px-USMC-100414-M-3149V-042.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/USMC-100414-M-3149V-042.jpg/330px-USMC-100414-M-3149V-042.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/USMC-100414-M-3149V-042.jpg/440px-USMC-100414-M-3149V-042.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2047" data-file-height="1233" /></a><figcaption>Belize army M16A2 assault rifle</figcaption></figure> <p>On 4 August, 1914, the astounding news reached Belize that Great Britain had declared war on Germany in defence of Belgium. The force was immediately called out for active service. Later when another offer of men was accepted, 100 men under Lieutenant R. H. Furness was dispatched to England. These men made so good an impression that more men were asked for and a second contingent of over 400 men was sent over. </p><p>Men eager to serve but debarred from going overseas for one reason or another joined the volunteers and swelled the strength to over 1000. Companies were formed in Corozal, Stann Creek, El Cayo and Orange Walk, and detachments at Benque Viejo and Hill Bank. </p><p>In August 1928, this force was disbanded and a new force of four platoons renamed the British Honduras Defence Force was formed. This force made its first public appearance on the 4th February 1929, immediately after the great hurricane of 1931 which destroyed the City of Belize. The defence force rendered most valuable services. Some of the finest examples of discipline, loyalty and esprit de corps were demonstrated when men had lost their homes and in some cases their families quickly made their way to the drill hall before the fury of the devastating winds had abated in answer to the “Fall in” call of the bugle. The force was organized into rescue squads and all sorts of services were performed, from rescuing trapped persons, collecting the injured and the dead, to caring and feeding of babies. Men of all walks of life in Belize, members of the legislature, Heads of Government, department clerks and the ordinary laborer, seeing what organization and discipline could do, joined the defence force. <sup id="cite_ref-Unit_Info_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Unit_Info-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Support_Battalion">Support Battalion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Belize_Defence_Force&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Support Battalion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Support Battalion commands the specialist platoons of the force. They are the Administrative Company, Mortar Platoon, Signal Platoon, Reece Platoon and the Combat Engineer Platoon. The Combat Engineer Platoon, formerly referred to as the Assault Pioneers in the early days of the BDF, has heavy equipment at its disposal and is trained to renovate and erect buildings as well as engage in construction. Part of the engineer unit is an Explosive Ordnance Device Team. Its role is to defuse or destroy bombs and engage in demolition work.<sup id="cite_ref-The_military_of_Belize_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_military_of_Belize-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Air_Wing">Air Wing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Belize_Defence_Force&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Air Wing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Belize_Defence_Force_Air_Wing" title="Belize Defence Force Air Wing">Belize Defence Force Air Wing</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Special_Boat_Unit">Special Boat Unit</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Belize_Defence_Force&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Special Boat Unit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The SBU's mandate includes mainly the entire country of Belize, all the rivers and the coast lines, which operates under the Air Wing.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The unit is in charge of making sure that no illegal activities occur within the country of Belize in the rivers and the coastline. They have a variety of boats which includes outboards and jet drive, however they are moving more into the riverine capabilities because their mandate includes mostly rivers. </p><p>To distinguish them from the <a href="/wiki/Belize_Coast_Guard" title="Belize Coast Guard">Belize Coast Guard</a>, because their uniform is similar, people from the special boat unit, wear blue digitals whereas the coast guard use full blue. The coast guard are mainly found along the seas whereas they restrict their presence to mainly the riverine areas.<sup id="cite_ref-riverine_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-riverine-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Special_Assignment_Group">Special Assignment Group</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Belize_Defence_Force&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Special Assignment Group"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Belize Special Assignment Group is the BDF's special forces unit. The Special Operations Force is responsible for special reconnaissance, direct actions, and military support. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Snipers_Compete_in_Sniper_Stalking_Event_Image_4_of_6.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Snipers_Compete_in_Sniper_Stalking_Event_Image_4_of_6.jpg/220px-Snipers_Compete_in_Sniper_Stalking_Event_Image_4_of_6.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Snipers_Compete_in_Sniper_Stalking_Event_Image_4_of_6.jpg/330px-Snipers_Compete_in_Sniper_Stalking_Event_Image_4_of_6.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Snipers_Compete_in_Sniper_Stalking_Event_Image_4_of_6.jpg/440px-Snipers_Compete_in_Sniper_Stalking_Event_Image_4_of_6.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2896" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>Belize army M16A2 assault rifle</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Belize_Defence_Force_Band">Belize Defence Force Band</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Belize_Defence_Force&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Belize Defence Force Band"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The BDF Band was formed on 1 January 1978 from the former Belize Volunteer Guard Band, under the mastership of the late Warrant Officer Class 1, Walter P. Lamb. The band was originally formed in 1947 from the North Caribbean Force (Battalion of Belize) fundamentally as a Drum & Bugle Corps, at Mount Pleasant Creek, Central Farm in the Cayo District. In 1952, it added the brass section to the Drums & Bugles Corps that was the nucleus of what would evolve into the existing BDF Band.<sup id="cite_ref-The_military_of_Belize_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_military_of_Belize-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Three_reserve_companies">Three reserve companies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Belize_Defence_Force&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Three reserve companies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The BDF maintains three reserve companies. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="British_Army_Training_and_Support_Unit_Belize_BATSUB">British Army Training and Support Unit Belize <a href="/wiki/BATSUB" class="mw-redirect" title="BATSUB">BATSUB</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Belize_Defence_Force&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: British Army Training and Support Unit Belize BATSUB"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>British Army Training Support Unit Belize (BATSUB), the successor of the former British Forces Belize, is the name given to the current British Army Garrison in Belize. The garrison is used primarily for jungle warfare training. As of 2012<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Belize_Defence_Force&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, there are also 40 <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> personnel stationed in Belize.<sup id="cite_ref-IISS_2012_374_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IISS_2012_374-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International_cooperation">International cooperation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Belize_Defence_Force&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: International cooperation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>September 9, 2024 The Belize Defence Force is deploying two senior officers to Jamaica ahead of an assignment to Haiti, as part of its commitment to support a long-delayed security mission to help Haitian police fight powerful gangs. The BDF will be collaborating with the Jamaican Defence Force as part of a multinational task force dedicated to supporting Haiti's restoration efforts.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Equipment">Equipment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Belize_Defence_Force&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Equipment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Infantry_weapons">Infantry weapons</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Belize_Defence_Force&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Infantry weapons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;">Name </th> <th style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;">Photo </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#aabccc;">Origin </th> <th style="text-align:l center! ; background:#aabccc;">Type </th> <th style="text-align:l center; background:#aabccc;">Variant </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#aabccc;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Firearm" title="Firearm">Handguns</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Browning_Hi-Power" title="Browning Hi-Power">Browning Hi-Power</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FN_Hi_Power.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/FN_Hi_Power.jpg/150px-FN_Hi_Power.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/FN_Hi_Power.jpg/225px-FN_Hi_Power.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/FN_Hi_Power.jpg/300px-FN_Hi_Power.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1976" data-file-height="1380" /></a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Semi-automatic_pistol" title="Semi-automatic pistol">Semi-automatic pistol</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Browning_Hi-Power#Variants" title="Browning Hi-Power">FN35</a> </td> <td>Standard side arm<sup id="cite_ref-Belizean_Armed_defense_forces_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Belizean_Armed_defense_forces-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Firearm" title="Firearm">Submachine guns</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sterling_submachine_gun" title="Sterling submachine gun">Sterling submachine gun</a><sup id="cite_ref-Belizean_Armed_defense_forces_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Belizean_Armed_defense_forces-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sterling_SMG2.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Sterling_SMG2.JPG/150px-Sterling_SMG2.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="47" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Sterling_SMG2.JPG/225px-Sterling_SMG2.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Sterling_SMG2.JPG/300px-Sterling_SMG2.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="318" /></a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Submachine_gun" title="Submachine gun">Submachine gun</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sterling_submachine_gun#Variants" title="Sterling submachine gun">L2A3</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Firearm" title="Firearm">Assault rifles</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/M4_carbine" title="M4 carbine">M4 carbine</a><sup id="cite_ref-Belizean_Armed_defense_forces_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Belizean_Armed_defense_forces-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bcgjanes_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bcgjanes-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:M4A1_ACOG.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/M4A1_ACOG.png/150px-M4A1_ACOG.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/M4A1_ACOG.png/225px-M4A1_ACOG.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/M4A1_ACOG.png/300px-M4A1_ACOG.png 2x" data-file-width="501" data-file-height="202" /></a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assault_rifle" title="Assault rifle">Assault rifle</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/M4_carbine#Variants" title="M4 carbine">M4A1</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/M16_rifle" title="M16 rifle">M16 rifle</a><sup id="cite_ref-Belizean_Armed_defense_forces_19-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Belizean_Armed_defense_forces-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:M16A1_brimob.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/M16A1_brimob.jpg/150px-M16A1_brimob.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/M16A1_brimob.jpg/225px-M16A1_brimob.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/M16A1_brimob.jpg/300px-M16A1_brimob.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1192" data-file-height="340" /></a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td>Assault rifle </td> <td><a href="/wiki/M16_rifle#Variants" title="M16 rifle">M16A2</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Firearm" title="Firearm">Machine guns</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/FN_MAG" title="FN MAG">FN MAG</a><sup id="cite_ref-Belizean_Armed_defense_forces_19-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Belizean_Armed_defense_forces-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FN_MAG_Machine_Gun_Left.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/FN_MAG_Machine_Gun_Left.jpg/150px-FN_MAG_Machine_Gun_Left.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/FN_MAG_Machine_Gun_Left.jpg/225px-FN_MAG_Machine_Gun_Left.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/FN_MAG_Machine_Gun_Left.jpg/300px-FN_MAG_Machine_Gun_Left.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2126" data-file-height="696" /></a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/General-purpose_machine_gun" title="General-purpose machine gun">General-purpose machine gun</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/FN_Minimi" title="FN Minimi">FN Minimi</a><sup id="cite_ref-Belizean_Armed_defense_forces_19-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Belizean_Armed_defense_forces-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Een_prospectus-foto_van_een_lichte_mitrailleur_met_bandvoeding._Het_betreft_een_FN_Minimi,_die_getest_wordt_als_mogelijke_opvolger_van_de_FN_MAG_(2086-064-010).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Een_prospectus-foto_van_een_lichte_mitrailleur_met_bandvoeding._Het_betreft_een_FN_Minimi%2C_die_getest_wordt_als_mogelijke_opvolger_van_de_FN_MAG_%282086-064-010%29.jpg/150px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Een_prospectus-foto_van_een_lichte_mitrailleur_met_bandvoeding._Het_betreft_een_FN_Minimi%2C_die_getest_wordt_als_mogelijke_opvolger_van_de_FN_MAG_%282086-064-010%29.jpg/225px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Een_prospectus-foto_van_een_lichte_mitrailleur_met_bandvoeding._Het_betreft_een_FN_Minimi%2C_die_getest_wordt_als_mogelijke_opvolger_van_de_FN_MAG_%282086-064-010%29.jpg/300px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2500" data-file-height="1784" /></a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Light_machine_gun" title="Light machine gun">Light machine gun</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/FN_Minimi#Variants" title="FN Minimi">M249</a><sup id="cite_ref-bcgjanes_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bcgjanes-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Firearm" title="Firearm">Heavy machine guns</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/M2_Browning" title="M2 Browning">M2 Browning</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PEO_Browning_M2E2_QCB_(c1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/PEO_Browning_M2E2_QCB_%28c1%29.jpg/150px-PEO_Browning_M2E2_QCB_%28c1%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="58" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/PEO_Browning_M2E2_QCB_%28c1%29.jpg/225px-PEO_Browning_M2E2_QCB_%28c1%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/PEO_Browning_M2E2_QCB_%28c1%29.jpg/300px-PEO_Browning_M2E2_QCB_%28c1%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3345" data-file-height="1288" /></a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Heavy_machine_gun" title="Heavy machine gun">Heavy machine gun</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>Used on patrol boats<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Firearm" title="Firearm">Sniper rifles</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Remington_Model_700" title="Remington Model 700">Remington 700</a><sup id="cite_ref-bcgjanes_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bcgjanes-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Remington_Model_700.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Remington_Model_700.JPG/150px-Remington_Model_700.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Remington_Model_700.JPG/225px-Remington_Model_700.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Remington_Model_700.JPG/300px-Remington_Model_700.JPG 2x" data-file-width="573" data-file-height="310" /></a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sniper_rifle" title="Sniper rifle">Sniper rifle</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bolt_action_rifle" class="mw-redirect" title="Bolt action rifle">Bolt action rifle</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Firearm" title="Firearm">Hand grenades</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/M18_smoke_grenade" title="M18 smoke grenade">M18</a><sup id="cite_ref-Belizean_Armed_defense_forces_19-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Belizean_Armed_defense_forces-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Marines_100520-M-9232S-012_M18_green_smoke_grenade_crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/US_Marines_100520-M-9232S-012_M18_green_smoke_grenade_crop.jpg/150px-US_Marines_100520-M-9232S-012_M18_green_smoke_grenade_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/US_Marines_100520-M-9232S-012_M18_green_smoke_grenade_crop.jpg/225px-US_Marines_100520-M-9232S-012_M18_green_smoke_grenade_crop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/US_Marines_100520-M-9232S-012_M18_green_smoke_grenade_crop.jpg/300px-US_Marines_100520-M-9232S-012_M18_green_smoke_grenade_crop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2588" data-file-height="1628" /></a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td>Smoke grenade </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>L83A1<sup id="cite_ref-Belizean_Armed_defense_forces_19-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Belizean_Armed_defense_forces-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SmokeGrenade2.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/SmokeGrenade2.JPG/75px-SmokeGrenade2.JPG" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/SmokeGrenade2.JPG/113px-SmokeGrenade2.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/SmokeGrenade2.JPG/150px-SmokeGrenade2.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2112" data-file-height="2816" /></a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Smoke_grenade" title="Smoke grenade">Smoke screening hand grenade</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/L109A1" class="mw-redirect" title="L109A1">L109A1</a><sup id="cite_ref-Belizean_Armed_defense_forces_19-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Belizean_Armed_defense_forces-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Grenade_IMG_3098.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Grenade_IMG_3098.jpg/75px-Grenade_IMG_3098.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Grenade_IMG_3098.jpg/113px-Grenade_IMG_3098.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Grenade_IMG_3098.jpg/150px-Grenade_IMG_3098.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2056" data-file-height="2760" /></a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>fragmentation grenade </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Firearm" title="Firearm">Grenade launchers</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/M203" class="mw-redirect" title="M203">M203</a><sup id="cite_ref-Belizean_Armed_defense_forces_19-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Belizean_Armed_defense_forces-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:M16A2_Rifle_with_M203_Grenade_Launcher_(7414627064).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/M16A2_Rifle_with_M203_Grenade_Launcher_%287414627064%29.jpg/150px-M16A2_Rifle_with_M203_Grenade_Launcher_%287414627064%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="44" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/M16A2_Rifle_with_M203_Grenade_Launcher_%287414627064%29.jpg/225px-M16A2_Rifle_with_M203_Grenade_Launcher_%287414627064%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/M16A2_Rifle_with_M203_Grenade_Launcher_%287414627064%29.jpg/300px-M16A2_Rifle_with_M203_Grenade_Launcher_%287414627064%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2262" data-file-height="670" /></a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td>grenade launcher </td> <td>40mm </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Firearm" title="Firearm">Anti-tank weapons</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Carl_Gustaf_8.4cm_recoilless_rifle" class="mw-redirect" title="Carl Gustaf 8.4cm recoilless rifle"> Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Carl_Gustav_M3_Kokonaisturvallisuus_2015.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Carl_Gustav_M3_Kokonaisturvallisuus_2015.jpg/150px-Carl_Gustav_M3_Kokonaisturvallisuus_2015.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Carl_Gustav_M3_Kokonaisturvallisuus_2015.jpg/225px-Carl_Gustav_M3_Kokonaisturvallisuus_2015.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Carl_Gustav_M3_Kokonaisturvallisuus_2015.jpg/300px-Carl_Gustav_M3_Kokonaisturvallisuus_2015.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Recoilless_rifle" title="Recoilless rifle">Recoilless rifle</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-IISS_2012_374_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IISS_2012_374-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mortars">Mortars</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Belize_Defence_Force&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Mortars"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;">Name </th> <th style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;">Photo </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#aabccc;">Origin </th> <th style="text-align:l center! ; background:#aabccc;">Type </th> <th style="text-align:l center; background:#aabccc;">Variant </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#aabccc;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Firearm" title="Firearm">Light infantry mortars</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/L16_81mm_mortar" title="L16 81mm mortar"> L16 mortar</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:81mmMORT_L16.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/81mmMORT_L16.png/150px-81mmMORT_L16.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="219" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/81mmMORT_L16.png/225px-81mmMORT_L16.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/81mmMORT_L16.png/300px-81mmMORT_L16.png 2x" data-file-width="1020" data-file-height="1491" /></a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mortar_(weapon)" title="Mortar (weapon)">Mortar</a> </td> <td>81mm </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-IISS_2012_374_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IISS_2012_374-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Unmanned_aerial_vehicles">Unmanned aerial vehicles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Belize_Defence_Force&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Unmanned aerial vehicles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;">Name </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#aabccc;">Origin </th> <th style="text-align:l center! ; background:#aabccc;">Type </th> <th style="text-align:l center; background:#aabccc;">Type </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#aabccc;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6">Patrol drones </th></tr> <tr> <td>Skyfront </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicles" class="mw-redirect" title="Unmanned aerial vehicles">Unmanned aerial vehicles</a> </td> <td>Perimeter 8+ UAV </td> <td>The Belize Coast Guard drone squadron with Perimeter 8+ unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), acquired with the help of the United States through California-based military robotics firm Skyfront.<sup id="cite_ref-Perimeter8_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Perimeter8-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Light_utility_vehicles">Light utility vehicles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Belize_Defence_Force&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Light utility vehicles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;">Name </th> <th style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;">Photo </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#aabccc;">Origin </th> <th style="text-align:l center! ; background:#aabccc;">Type </th> <th style="text-align:l center; background:#aabccc;">In Service </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#aabccc;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Utility_vehicle" title="Utility vehicle">Utility vehicle</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeep_J8" title="Jeep J8">Jeep J8</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jeep_J8_Peru.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Jeep_J8_Peru.jpg/150px-Jeep_J8_Peru.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="98" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Jeep_J8_Peru.jpg/225px-Jeep_J8_Peru.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Jeep_J8_Peru.jpg/300px-Jeep_J8_Peru.jpg 2x" data-file-width="763" data-file-height="499" /></a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Utility_vehicle" title="Utility vehicle">utility vehicle</a> </td> <td>6<sup id="cite_ref-3jeep_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3jeep-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>gifted by the US </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Land_Rover_Defender" title="Land Rover Defender">Land Rover Defender</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ex-Australian_Army_Land_Rover.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Ex-Australian_Army_Land_Rover.JPG/150px-Ex-Australian_Army_Land_Rover.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Ex-Australian_Army_Land_Rover.JPG/225px-Ex-Australian_Army_Land_Rover.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Ex-Australian_Army_Land_Rover.JPG/300px-Ex-Australian_Army_Land_Rover.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1728" /></a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sport_utility_vehicle" class="mw-redirect" title="Sport utility vehicle">Sport utility vehicle</a> </td> <td>4+ </td> <td>donated by the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">British</a> upon <a href="/wiki/BATSUB" class="mw-redirect" title="BATSUB">BATSUB</a>’s departure in 2011<sup id="cite_ref-2011donat_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2011donat-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Pickup_truck" title="Pickup truck">Pickup truck</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mahindra_Scorpio_Getaway" title="Mahindra Scorpio Getaway">Mahindra Scorpio Getaway</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_army_mahindra_scorpio.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Indian_army_mahindra_scorpio.jpg/150px-Indian_army_mahindra_scorpio.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="122" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Indian_army_mahindra_scorpio.jpg/225px-Indian_army_mahindra_scorpio.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Indian_army_mahindra_scorpio.jpg/300px-Indian_army_mahindra_scorpio.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1102" data-file-height="893" /></a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pickup_truck" title="Pickup truck">Pickup truck</a> </td> <td>10<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_F250" class="mw-redirect" title="Ford F250">Ford F250</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%2717_Ford_Super_Duty_F-250_Crew_Cab.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/%2717_Ford_Super_Duty_F-250_Crew_Cab.jpg/150px-%2717_Ford_Super_Duty_F-250_Crew_Cab.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/%2717_Ford_Super_Duty_F-250_Crew_Cab.jpg/225px-%2717_Ford_Super_Duty_F-250_Crew_Cab.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/%2717_Ford_Super_Duty_F-250_Crew_Cab.jpg/300px-%2717_Ford_Super_Duty_F-250_Crew_Cab.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3067" data-file-height="2190" /></a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pickup_truck" title="Pickup truck">Pickup truck</a> </td> <td>10<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>8 assigned to the Defence Force and two to the <a href="/wiki/Belize_Coast_Guard" title="Belize Coast Guard">Belize Coast Guard</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_F450" class="mw-redirect" title="Ford F450">Ford F450</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2014_Ford_F-450_Super_Duty_Crew_Cab_Platinum_in_Tuxedo_Black_Metallic,_front_right.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/2014_Ford_F-450_Super_Duty_Crew_Cab_Platinum_in_Tuxedo_Black_Metallic%2C_front_right.jpg/150px-2014_Ford_F-450_Super_Duty_Crew_Cab_Platinum_in_Tuxedo_Black_Metallic%2C_front_right.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/2014_Ford_F-450_Super_Duty_Crew_Cab_Platinum_in_Tuxedo_Black_Metallic%2C_front_right.jpg/225px-2014_Ford_F-450_Super_Duty_Crew_Cab_Platinum_in_Tuxedo_Black_Metallic%2C_front_right.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/2014_Ford_F-450_Super_Duty_Crew_Cab_Platinum_in_Tuxedo_Black_Metallic%2C_front_right.jpg/300px-2014_Ford_F-450_Super_Duty_Crew_Cab_Platinum_in_Tuxedo_Black_Metallic%2C_front_right.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4881" data-file-height="3013" /></a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pickup_truck" title="Pickup truck">Pickup truck</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>assigned to the Special Boat Unit.<sup id="cite_ref-f450_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-f450-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota_Hilux" title="Toyota Hilux">Toyota Hilux</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Thai_Army,_Toyota_Hilux_Revo_utility_vehicle..jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Royal_Thai_Army%2C_Toyota_Hilux_Revo_utility_vehicle..jpg/150px-Royal_Thai_Army%2C_Toyota_Hilux_Revo_utility_vehicle..jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Royal_Thai_Army%2C_Toyota_Hilux_Revo_utility_vehicle..jpg/225px-Royal_Thai_Army%2C_Toyota_Hilux_Revo_utility_vehicle..jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Royal_Thai_Army%2C_Toyota_Hilux_Revo_utility_vehicle..jpg/300px-Royal_Thai_Army%2C_Toyota_Hilux_Revo_utility_vehicle..jpg 2x" data-file-width="3385" data-file-height="2256" /></a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pickup_truck" title="Pickup truck">Pickup truck</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>assigned to the administration.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nissan_Frontier" title="Nissan Frontier">Nissan Frontier</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pickup_truck" title="Pickup truck">Pickup truck</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>For patrol mission.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Military_ambulance" class="mw-redirect" title="Military ambulance">Military ambulance</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota_Land_Cruiser_(J70)" title="Toyota Land Cruiser (J70)">Toyota Land Cruiser</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2003_Toyota_LandCruiser_75_series_Troopcarrier_ambulance_(5350146755).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/2003_Toyota_LandCruiser_75_series_Troopcarrier_ambulance_%285350146755%29.jpg/150px-2003_Toyota_LandCruiser_75_series_Troopcarrier_ambulance_%285350146755%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/2003_Toyota_LandCruiser_75_series_Troopcarrier_ambulance_%285350146755%29.jpg/225px-2003_Toyota_LandCruiser_75_series_Troopcarrier_ambulance_%285350146755%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/2003_Toyota_LandCruiser_75_series_Troopcarrier_ambulance_%285350146755%29.jpg/300px-2003_Toyota_LandCruiser_75_series_Troopcarrier_ambulance_%285350146755%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2160" data-file-height="1440" /></a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Military_ambulance" class="mw-redirect" title="Military ambulance">Military ambulance</a> </td> <td>2<sup id="cite_ref-usagift_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usagift-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeep_J8" title="Jeep J8">Jeep J8</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jeep_J8_IDET.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Jeep_J8_IDET.jpg/150px-Jeep_J8_IDET.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Jeep_J8_IDET.jpg/225px-Jeep_J8_IDET.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Jeep_J8_IDET.jpg/300px-Jeep_J8_IDET.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Military_ambulance" class="mw-redirect" title="Military ambulance">Military ambulance</a> </td> <td>1<sup id="cite_ref-3jeep_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3jeep-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/All-terrain_vehicle" title="All-terrain vehicle">All-terrain vehicle</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Polaris_Inc." title="Polaris Inc.">Polaris</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pittsburg_Police_Polaris_Ranger_XP_1000.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Pittsburg_Police_Polaris_Ranger_XP_1000.jpg/150px-Pittsburg_Police_Polaris_Ranger_XP_1000.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Pittsburg_Police_Polaris_Ranger_XP_1000.jpg/225px-Pittsburg_Police_Polaris_Ranger_XP_1000.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Pittsburg_Police_Polaris_Ranger_XP_1000.jpg/300px-Pittsburg_Police_Polaris_Ranger_XP_1000.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3834" data-file-height="2923" /></a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All-terrain_vehicle" title="All-terrain vehicle">All-terrain vehicle</a> </td> <td>6<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Logistic_and_engineering_vehicles">Logistic and engineering vehicles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Belize_Defence_Force&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Logistic and engineering vehicles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;">Name </th> <th style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;">Photo </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#aabccc;">Origin </th> <th style="text-align:l center! ; background:#aabccc;">Type </th> <th style="text-align:l center; background:#aabccc;">In Service </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#aabccc;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Trucks" class="mw-redirect" title="Trucks">Trucks</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hino_500" class="mw-redirect" title="Hino 500">Hino 500</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Thai_Army,_Hino_500_military_truck..jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Royal_Thai_Army%2C_Hino_500_military_truck..jpg/150px-Royal_Thai_Army%2C_Hino_500_military_truck..jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Royal_Thai_Army%2C_Hino_500_military_truck..jpg/225px-Royal_Thai_Army%2C_Hino_500_military_truck..jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Royal_Thai_Army%2C_Hino_500_military_truck..jpg/300px-Royal_Thai_Army%2C_Hino_500_military_truck..jpg 2x" data-file-width="4618" data-file-height="3079" /></a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Military_logistics" title="Military logistics">logistical</a> </td> <td>21 </td> <td>donated by the <a href="/wiki/US" class="mw-redirect" title="US">US</a><sup id="cite_ref-usagift_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usagift-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GOB_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GOB-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bedford_TL" title="Bedford TL">Bedford TM</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bedford_Mk,_4-ton_class_GS_truck_(MLC_10).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Bedford_Mk%2C_4-ton_class_GS_truck_%28MLC_10%29.jpg/150px-Bedford_Mk%2C_4-ton_class_GS_truck_%28MLC_10%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Bedford_Mk%2C_4-ton_class_GS_truck_%28MLC_10%29.jpg/225px-Bedford_Mk%2C_4-ton_class_GS_truck_%28MLC_10%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Bedford_Mk%2C_4-ton_class_GS_truck_%28MLC_10%29.jpg/300px-Bedford_Mk%2C_4-ton_class_GS_truck_%28MLC_10%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="1800" /></a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>logistical </td> <td>17<sup id="cite_ref-2013donat_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2013donat-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>donated by the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">British</a> upon <a href="/wiki/BATSUB" class="mw-redirect" title="BATSUB">BATSUB</a>’s departure in 2011<sup id="cite_ref-2011donat_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2011donat-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Engineering_vehicles" class="mw-redirect" title="Engineering vehicles">Engineering vehicles</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Deere" title="John Deere">John Deere </a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Deere_5055E.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/John_Deere_5055E.JPG/150px-John_Deere_5055E.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/John_Deere_5055E.JPG/225px-John_Deere_5055E.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/John_Deere_5055E.JPG/300px-John_Deere_5055E.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td>tractor </td> <td>1<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>5055E - series </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Special_boat_units_Fleet">Special boat units Fleet</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Belize_Defence_Force&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Special boat units Fleet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center; background:#acc;">Class </th> <th style="text-align:center; background:#acc;">Photo </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#acc;">Origin </th> <th style="text-align:l center; background:#acc;">Type </th> <th style="text-align:left; background:#acc;">Boats </th> <th style="text-align:center; background:#acc;">In service </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#acc;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: levander;" colspan="7">River patrol </th></tr> <tr> <td>Metal shark </td> <td> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td>Fast patrol boat </td> <td>24Riverine </td> <td>6 </td> <td>patrolling of the Sarstoon River and it's the transport of troops up to Cadenas and also at the mouth of the Sarstoon<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nor-tex </td> <td> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td>Interceptor/Fast patrol boat </td> <td>2008 </td> <td>2+ </td> <td>2 NOR-TECH Interceptor Fast Patrol Boats donated by the U.S in 2009<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>BDF'SARSTOON' </td> <td> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Flag_of_Belize.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belize.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Flag_of_Belize.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belize.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Flag_of_Belize.svg/46px-Flag_of_Belize.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belize" title="Belize">Belize</a> </td> <td>Fast transport cutter </td> <td> </td> <td>3+ </td> <td>patrolling of the Sarstoon River and it's the transport of troops up to Cadenas and also at the mouth of the Sarstoon<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_36-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>BDF03'MOHO' BDF04'HONDO" </td> <td> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Flag_of_Belize.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belize.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Flag_of_Belize.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belize.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Flag_of_Belize.svg/46px-Flag_of_Belize.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belize" title="Belize">Belize</a> </td> <td>fast cutter </td> <td> </td> <td>2+ </td> <td>patrolling of the Sarstoon River and it's the transport of troops up to Cadenas and also at the mouth of the Sarstoon<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_36-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aircraft">Aircraft</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Belize_Defence_Force&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Aircraft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center; background:#acc;">Aircraft </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#acc;">Origin </th> <th style="text-align:l center; background:#acc;">Type </th> <th style="text-align:left; background:#acc;">Variant </th> <th style="text-align:center; background:#acc;">In service </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#acc;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Attack_aircraft" title="Attack aircraft">Light attack</a> / <a href="/wiki/Counter-insurgency_aircraft" title="Counter-insurgency aircraft">COIN aircraft</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Britten-Norman_Defender" title="Britten-Norman Defender">BN-2B Defender</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrol_aircraft" class="mw-redirect" title="Patrol aircraft">Patrol</a> / <a href="/wiki/Multi-role_aircraft" class="mw-redirect" title="Multi-role aircraft">Multi-role</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Reconnaissance_aircraft" title="Reconnaissance aircraft">Reconnaissance</a> / <a href="/wiki/Maritime_patrol_aircraft" title="Maritime patrol aircraft">Maritime Patrol</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cessna_208_Caravan" title="Cessna 208 Caravan">Cessna 208</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrol_aircraft" class="mw-redirect" title="Patrol aircraft">Patrol</a> / <a href="/wiki/Utility_aircraft" title="Utility aircraft">Utility</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>donated by the US. Aircraft with FLIR system for patrol mission<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Military_transport_aircraft" title="Military transport aircraft">Transport</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Britten-Norman_BN-2_Islander" title="Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander">BN-2 Islander</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>utility </td> <td> </td> <td>1<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Piper_PA-34_Seneca" title="Piper PA-34 Seneca">Piper Seneca PA34</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td>utility </td> <td>PA34-200T </td> <td>1 </td> <td>October 28, 2015 aircraft Piper Seneca PA34-200T N32812 was confiscated and handed over to the BDF- tail Nr BDF07 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; 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title="Banana production in Belize">Bananas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Belize" title="Central Bank of Belize">Central bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belize_dollar" title="Belize dollar">Dollar <span style="font-size:85%;">(currency)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Energy_in_Belize" title="Energy in Belize">Energy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Environmental_issues_in_Belize" class="mw-redirect" title="Environmental issues in Belize">Environmental issues in Belize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ports_of_Belize" title="Ports of Belize">Ports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Belize" title="Telecommunications in Belize">Telecommunications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourism_in_Belize" title="Tourism in Belize">Tourism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transport_in_Belize" title="Transport in Belize">Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_resources_management_in_Belize" title="Water resources management in Belize">Water resources management</a></li></ul> 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antigua_and_Barbuda_Defence_Force" title="Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force">Antigua and Barbuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_the_Argentine_Republic" title="Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Bahamas_Defence_Force" title="Royal Bahamas Defence Force">Bahamas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbados_Defence_Force" title="Barbados Defence Force">Barbados</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Belize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Bolivia" title="Armed Forces of Bolivia">Bolivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brazilian_Armed_Forces" title="Brazilian Armed Forces">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Armed_Forces" title="Canadian Armed Forces">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_of_Chile" class="mw-redirect" title="Military of Chile">Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_Forces_of_Colombia" title="Military Forces of Colombia">Colombia</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Nicaraguan_Armed_Forces" title="Nicaraguan Armed Forces">Nicaragua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Paraguay" title="Armed Forces of Paraguay">Paraguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peruvian_Armed_Forces" title="Peruvian Armed Forces">Peru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis_Defence_Force" title="Saint Kitts and Nevis Defence Force">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suriname_National_Army" title="Suriname National Army">Suriname</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago_Defence_Force" title="Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" title="United States Armed Forces">United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Uruguay" title="Armed Forces of Uruguay">Uruguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Bolivarian_Armed_Forces_of_Venezuela" title="National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela">Venezuela</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Dependent_territory" title="Dependent territory">Dependencies</a> and<br />other territories</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Armed_Forces" title="British Armed Forces">Anguilla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_of_Aruba" title="Military of Aruba">Aruba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_of_Bermuda" title="Military of Bermuda">Bermuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands" title="Military of the British Virgin Islands">British Virgin Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Netherlands_Armed_Forces" title="Netherlands Armed Forces">Caribbean Netherlands</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bonaire" title="Bonaire">Bonaire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sint_Eustatius" title="Sint Eustatius">Sint Eustatius</a> and <a href="/wiki/Saba_(island)" title="Saba (island)">Saba</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Armed_Forces" title="British Armed Forces">Cayman Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Netherlands_Armed_Forces" title="Netherlands Armed Forces">Curaçao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_of_the_Falkland_Islands" title="Military of the Falkland Islands">Falkland Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_Armed_Forces" title="French Armed Forces">French Guiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_of_Greenland" class="mw-redirect" title="Military of Greenland">Greenland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_Armed_Forces" title="French Armed Forces">Guadeloupe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_Armed_Forces" title="French Armed Forces">Martinique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Montserrat_Defence_Force" title="Royal Montserrat Defence Force">Montserrat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Military of Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_Armed_Forces" title="French Armed Forces">Saint Barthélemy</a></li> <li><a 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class="mw-redirect" title="Military of Dominica">Dominica</a>, <a href="/wiki/Military_of_Grenada" class="mw-redirect" title="Military of Grenada">Grenada</a>, <a href="/wiki/Military_of_Panama" class="mw-redirect" title="Military of Panama">Panama</a>, <a href="/wiki/Military_of_Saint_Lucia" title="Military of Saint Lucia">Saint Lucia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Military_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines" title="Military of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</a> have no military and thus are not included in the list. 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