There are neither British Forces nor any military installations based on the islands. The Royal Navy may visit the islands from time to time during defence engagement in the region.[1] Since 2020, the Royal Navy has deployed the offshore patrol vessel HMS Medway in the Caribbean for general patrol duties and for sovereignty protection missions for all British territories in the region.[2] In October 2023, the destroyer HMS Dauntless (which had temporarily replaced Medway on her Caribbean tasking), visited the territory in order to assist local authorities in preparing for the climax of the hurricane season.[3]
Virgin Islands Cadet Corps
The island has Army Cadet Corps since 2009,[4] but they are not members of the British Army,[5] but rather a youth organization with ties to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force and neighbouring Caribbean military and/or cadet organizations.[6]