While the defence of Bermuda remains the responsibility of the government of the United Kingdom, rather than of the local Bermudian Government, the island still maintains a militia for the purpose of defence.
Bermuda Regiment recruits in 1993
A Royal Bermuda Regiment Corporal
The defunct St. David's Battery (also known as the "Examination Battery"), on St. David's Island, in 2011
US Army battery at Turtle Hill, within Warwick Camp, Bermuda in WWII
Bermuda is the oldest British Overseas Territory, and the oldest self-governing British Overseas Territory, and has a great degree of internal autonomy through authority and roles of governance delegated to it by the national Government. Its parliament held its first session in 1620, making it the third-oldest continuous parliament in the world. As part of the British realm, King Charles III is head of state and is represented in Bermuda by a Governor, whom he appoints on the advice of the British Government. The Governor has special responsibilities in four areas: external affairs, defence, internal security, and policing.
King Charles III, head of state of Bermuda