RBDF

In keeping with the Commander Defence Force, Commodore Raymond King’s strategic intent of professionalizing the organization and deepening the Security Cooperation Relationship with the United States of America, twenty personnel from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force graduated in a brief ceremony after successfully completing a virtual three-week L3 Harris HF Radio Training course on February […]

In keeping with the Commander Defence Force, Commodore Raymond King’s strategic intent of enhancing responsiveness to the security environment nationally and regionally, approximately seventeen Marines successfully completed the Crisis and Disaster Risk Management course. Conducted at the HMBS CORAL HARBOUR from February 15-19, 2021, the course was designed to heighten the skillset of the men […]

In keeping with the Commander Defence Force, Commodore Raymond King’s strategic intent of developing a professional and high-performance workforce focused on excellence and succession planning, Retired Petty Officers Dwayne Gray and Terrance Culmer were presented with accolades during a farewell reception at HMBS CORAL HARBOUR on February 19, 2021. After serving the organization for a […]

In keeping with the Commander Defence Force Commodore Dr. Raymond King’s strategic objective for Decentralization, the Commanding Officer for the RBDF’s SOUTHERN COMMAND, Captain Glenn McPhee recently conducted a tour of HMBS MATTHEW TOWN and Great Inagua.  During a five-day tour from Monday 15 February through Friday 19 February 2021, Captain McPhee inspected the base […]

A total of fifteen Bahamian fishermen and thirteen Dominicans are in custody after they were apprehended onboard a Bahamian fishing vessel off Anguilla cay on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. This, after two Cuban nationals were apprehended off Anguilla Cay on Monday, February 15, 2021. While on routine patrol, Her […]

A disabled vessel with five (5) occupants onboard is enroute to the capital after a joint effort by members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force Search and Rescue Unit and the United States Coast Guard safely rescued them on Thursday night.  After the RBDF Operations Center received a distressed call on February 18, 2021 that […]

In keeping with the Commander Defence Force, Commodore Raymond King’s strategic intent of developing a professional and high-performance workforce focused on talent management in the pursuit of excellence, Marines from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force’s Medical Facility were recognized for their performances in 2020. A brief presentation was held on February 17, 2021, at the […]

In keeping with the Commander Defence Force, Commodore Raymond King’s strategic intent of developing a professional and high-performance workforce focused on excellence and succession planning, Retired Chief Petty Officer Johnny Webb was presented with accolades during a farewell ceremony on the grounds of the Detention Centre facility, Carmichael Road on Friday, February 12, 2021. After […]

As the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) continues to enforce the Commander Defence Force, Commodore Raymond King’s strategic intent to enhance responsiveness to the security environment nationally and regionally, members of the RBDF were recently recognized along with the Royal Bahamas Police Force for their relentless efforts in enforcing curfew orders in the country. During […]

(Photo one shows Commander Defence Force Raymond King addressing curfew teams at Cable Beach Police Station) As the Royal Bahamas Defence Force continues to enforce the Commander Defence Force, Commodore Raymond King’s strategic intent to enhance responsiveness to the security environment nationally and regionally, members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force were recently recognized along […]