Midshipmen Elcheano Edgecombe and Kenvardo Gibson of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force are the newest addition to the Officer’s Corps after successfully completing Naval Officer Training in England. The rigorous seven-month training course, which is designed to prepare naval/military cadets for the important leadership and management positions they will assume throughout their careers in the […]
Coral Harbour Base, 22 NOV. ‘19 (RBDF): Captain Raymond King, Acting Commander Defence and Lieutenant Commander Floyd Moxey, Assistant Base Executive Officer were participants in the Conference of Defense Ministers of The Americas Ad Hoc Working Group on the “Evolving Role of the Armed Forces in Defense and Security Issues.” The meeting was held at the […]
Coral Harbour Base, 23 NOV. ‘19 (RBDF): Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) personnel and the staff members stationed at the Cabinet Office are better equipped to render medical assistance to those in need after recently attending a First Aid and CPR Workshop by a member of the RBDF Medical Center. Led by Petty Officer Darrell Wright, […]
Coral Harbour Base, 21 NOV. ‘19 (RBDF): A male adult was apprehended by the Operations Team of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force in Abaco Wednesday evening after stolen goods was found in his home. During a routine search patrol and search by the team of RBDF Marines in Coopers Town, an assortment of suspected stolen […]
Coral Harbour Base, 27 AUG. ‘19 (RBDF): The newly appointed Executive Committee Members of the British Legion – Bahamas Branch (BLBB) paid a courtesy call on Commander Defence Force, Commodore Tellis Bethel on August 23, 2019. Royal Bahamas Defence Force Reservist Adina Munroe-Charlow, the newly elected Chairman of the British Legion Bahamas Branch was in […]
Coral Harbour Base, 25 AUG. ‘19 (RBDF): ): A total of 99 Haitian migrants were apprehended on Sunday afternoon by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force after they were discovered in Bahamian waters.After receiving information concerning a possible Haitian sloop in the Exuma chain, patrol craft P-45, coxswained by Petty Officer Acadia Smith, was directed to […]
A stolen vessel was recovered after being found by members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force Harbour Patrol Unit (HPU) last weekend. Calls made by Royal Bahamas Police Force (Cable Beach Police Station) indicated that a white 17-foot Boston Whaler named First Knight was stolen from Sandals dock sometime between last Saturday evening and Sunday […]
The maritime borders of The Bahamas are challenged by illicit activities that often occur at the same time within different geographical locations around The Bahamas. To effectively respond to multiple threats including drug, human and weapons smuggling, as well as poaching and natural disasters, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force has been steadily unfolding a comprehensive […]
Coral Harbour Base, 01 DEC. ‘18 (RBDF): The Supply Department of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force put smiles on the faces of residents in the western end of the capital on Thursday morning by providing hot breakfast for them. Leading the initiative was Senior Lieutenant Elvis Bullard, the Assistant Base Supply Officer, on behalf of […]
Coral Harbour Base, 27 NOV. ‘18 (RBDF): The Royal Bahamas Defence Force continues to raise awareness, as well as sensitize its personnel to illicit activities associated with Trafficking in Persons (TIPS) through training seminars coordinated by the RBDF Training Department at the Coral Harbour Base. The Defence Force is a multi-faceted, multi-purpose agency, and Commander […]
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