Defence Headquarters, 15 JUL. ’20 (RBDF): Commodore Raymond King and several members of the RBDF’s 40th Anniversary Committee, made good on their promise today to donate part proceeds of their fund raiser to the Bahamas Association for the Physically Disabled (BAPD). In a brief ceremony Wednesday morning at the BAPD Headquarters on Dolphin Drive, New […]
Today on Who’s Who Wednesday, we continue our series in highlighting individuals on the Royal Bahamas Defence Force who go that extra mile in making the organization one of the “Best Little Navy in the Region.” Chief Petty Officer Charles Rose enlisted as a Marine Recruit almost 30 years ago on August 20, 1990 as […]
Coral Harbour Base, 14 JUL. ‘20 (RBDF): As the country celebrated 47 years as an independent nation, the men and women of the Royal Bahamas Defence and Police forces were out on Clifford Park in solidarity to help mark the occasion on July 9, 2020. Globally, the world has accepted its new normal amidst the […]
Coral Harbour Base, 08 JUL. ‘20 (RBDF): Ongoing recovery efforts for a missing boater by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force continues after the American registered vessel ran aground a mile and a half of South Bimini on Friday past with 4 American crew members. Altogether, three key agencies (The Royal Bahamas Defence and Police Forces, and […]
Nassau Harbour, 08 JUL. ’20 (RBDF): Members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force’s Harbour Patrol Unit apprehended 3 males this afternoon in Nassau Harbour for failing to produce documentation for their vessel. While on routine patrol at 1:30 pm. Defence Force craft P-115, coxswain by Leading Seaman Mario Ramsey boarded and searched a 24-ft […]
Coral Harbour Base, 07 JUL. ‘20 (RBDF): A total of 12 fishermen were apprehended in the central Bahamas for fisheries violations on Tuesday afternoon by members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. While on routine patrol shortly after 2:30 p.m., Defence Force patrol craft HMBS Lignum Vitae under the command of Senior Lieutenant Ricardo McQueen […]
RBDF Vessel Sustains Damage Coral Harbour Base, 06 JUL. ‘20 (RBDF): The Royal Bahamas Defence Force’s Bahama Class vessel HMBS NASSAU, sustained minor damage to its port propeller while transiting the channel inbound to the pier in Marsh Harbour, Abaco on Friday morning. None of the crew members were injured in that incident. As per […]
Coral Harbour Base, 03 JUL. ‘20 (RBDF): An ongoing search for a missing boater is being conducted by members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, Royal Bahamas Police Marine Division and a United States Coast Guard helicopter, after an American registered vessel ran aground a mile and a half of South Bimini early this morning.After […]
Today, we highlight an individual who has made a tremendous impact as a Commissioned Officer in the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. Senior Commander Gregory Brown has given over 35 years off service to his country, and by extension, the Royal to the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, with approximately twenty-nine (29) of those years with the […]
Coral Harbour Base, 27 JUNE ‘20 (RBDF): Leading Mechanic Delron Mitchell of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force recently made history by becoming the first Able Rate in Command of an RBDF aircraft. On May 19, 2020, the 11-year-veteran piloted the force’s Cessna Caravan, accompanied by the Air Wing flight crew consisting of Leading Mechanic Andrew […]
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