abstract
| - The mission of the Department of Defense is to meet the needs of Government and the public by providing value for money defence and civil defence services and by co-ordinating and overseeing the emergency planning process. The Department is also concerned with ensuring the secure and stable environment necessary for economic growth and development in Arendale. The military budget is SC$1.005 Billion. The Department oversees the operations of the Union Armed Forces whose roles are:
* to defend the State against armed aggression; this being a contingency, preparations for its implementation will depend on an ongoing Government assessment of the security and defence environment
* to aid the civil power
* to participate in multinational peace support, crisis management and humanitarian relief operations
* to carry out such other duties as may be assigned to them from time to time, e.g. search and rescue, air ambulance service,air transport service, assistance on the occasion of natural or other disasters, assistance in connection with the maintenance of essential services, assistance in combating oil pollution at sea When not engaged in military operations at home or overseas, most defense organisations concentrate on training and preparation and not on the provision of non-military services.
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