Vanuatu Mobile Forces | |
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![]() Flag of Vanuatu Mobile Forces | |
Active | 1980 |
Country | Vanuatu |
Agency | Vanuatu Police Force |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Colonel Astrophile Mwele |
Website | |
Vanuatu Mobile Force |
The Vanuatu Mobile Forces (VMF) is the paramilitary wing of the Vanuatu Police Force. A small, mobile corps of 300 personnel equipped with small arms, should Vanuatu be attacked, the VMF will act as the first line of defence. [1] In 1994, VMF deployed 50 people to Papua New Guinea, as their first peacekeeping mission. [2]
Though the armed forces in Vanuatu have never overthrown a government, members of the VMF angry about their pay detained President Jean-Marie Léyé and Deputy Prime Minister Barak Sopé on October 12, 1996 but released them just a few hours later. [3]
Infantry weapons
Name | Image | Origin | Type | Notes |
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Beretta 92 [12] | ![]() | ![]() | Semi-automatic pistol | Standard sidearm |
Sterling submachine gun | | ![]() | Submachine gun | |
FAMAS [13] | ![]() | ![]() | Assault rifle | Standard issue |
L1A1 SLR [14] | ![]() | ![]() | Battle rifle | Used in training |