A review of last year’s activity would show the Royal Bahamas Defence Force’s involvement at every level of disaster preparedness and management. During last year’s post-Joaquin recovery efforts, over 60 RBDF personnel were deployed to 5 impacted islands where they assisted with food and water distribution, cleared roads and runways, provided security for supplies, executed minor home and building repairs. Moreover, personnel coordinated the distribution of 60 tons of food and miscellaneous supplies provided by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel Lyme Bay and set up the 17-piece container Mobile Base City in Landrail Point, Crooked Island to provide food, medical assistance, and water to locals. Additionally, over 1,000 cooked meals were prepared for the impacted community by the RBDF while they awaited flood waters to dissipate and their own cooking systems to be up and running.