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| Trinidad and Tobago Regiment | |
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 Cap badge of the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment | |
| Active | 1962-present |
| Country |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| Branch |  Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force |
| Type |
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| Role | Light role (two battalions) Engineers (one battalion) Logistic Support (one battalion) |
| Size | Four battalions ~ 4000 |
| Part of | Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force |
| Garrison/HQ | 'Regiment HQ' - [[|Port-Of-Spain]] '1st Infantry Battalion' - St. James '2nd Infantry Battalion' - La Romaine 'Engineer Battalion' - Cumuto 'Support & Service Battalion' - Chaguaramas |
| Nickname(s) | The Regiment or "Army" |
| Motto(s) | To Guard and Defend |
| Colors | Green and Yellow |
| Anniversaries | July 23rd |
| Commanders | |
| President | President Christine Kangaloo |
| Notable commanders | Lt Col P Pierce Gould (First Commanding Officer: 1962-1964) Maj Gen Ralph Brown (1988 - 1991) Maj Gen Edmund Dillon' former CDS, Min of National Security and Current Ambassador |
The Trinidad and Tobago Regiment is the main ground force element of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. It has approximately 10,000 men and women organized into a Regiment Headquarters (located in Port of Spain) and four battalions. There is also a Volunteer Defence Force that has been renamed the Defence Force Reserves. The regiment has two primary roles: maintaining the internal security of Trinidad and Tobago, and the assistance of local law enforcement.
As one of the largest military forces in the region, the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment is also one of the main units used in peacekeeping and humanitarian situations from the Caribbean region, most recently in Grenada after Hurricane Ivan.
The Trinidad and Tobago Regiment also provides the bulk of the musicians assigned to the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force Steel Orchestra, the world's only military steel band.