The Dominican Republic

Sunday, May 01, 2005

The Dominican Military - Air Force

President Fernandez made sweeping changes to the Dominican military yesterday, replacing generals and admirals, as well as replacing the National Police Commissioner.

The country has a relatively small military.

Here's a nice summary of the Fuerza AĆ©rea Dominicana (FAD), the Dominican Republic's air force and related air assets in other branches. The FAD is used in a variety of ways, including fighting forest fires. The force uses several key bases. Following Hurricane Jeanne, the force was used to distribute humanitarian supplies to Haiti, as well as in country. The force lists 5,500 active personnel. Here's a rundown.

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