Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force Air Wing | |
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Active | 12 April 2022 –present [1] |
Country | Antigua and Barbuda |
Size | 2 aircraft |
Motto(s) | Sparing nothing, giving all |
March | Fair Antigua, We Salute Thee [2] |
Commanders | |
Lieutenant colonel | Alando Michael |
The Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force Air Wing is the aerial component of the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force. It is one of the five branches of the force. The purpose of the air wing includes troop transport, medical evacuation, disaster response and search and rescue. [3] The unit was commissioned on 12 April 2022 and started operations with one aircraft, a second airframe entered service in September 2023. Since then, it has expressed interest in acquiring a helicopter, and additional aircraft. [4] [5] Currently they are based in the Calvin Air hangar at V.C. Bird International Airport, but are scheduled relocate to a more suitable hangar. [4]
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
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Transport | |||||
Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander | United Kingdom | Transport | 1 [6] | ||
Piper PA-31 Navajo | United States | Transport | PA-31-350 Chieftain | 1 [5] | 1 additional "unserviceable" aircraft [7] |