RBDF

Leading Seaman Pherron Rolle of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force walked away with the coveted Leon L. Smith Award as the overall Marine of the Year at the force’s Annual Christmas Carol and Awards Ceremony held on Friday December 20, 2019. The 15-year-veteran who is member of the RBDF Band, received the award in honor […]

The southern borders of The Bahamas continue to be an area of concern for the Royal Bahamas Defence Force as it has stepped up its enforcement initiatives in that area. As a result of this, and shared intelligence, a total of 185 Haitian migrants were apprehended very late Friday evening during a joint operation by […]

The Supply Department of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) recently reached out to the western district of the capital on December 13th by providing residents with hot breakfast and clothing items. Leading the initiative was Senior Lieutenant Elvis Bullard, the Acting Base Supply Officer.  He, along with his staff took to the Gambier Community […]

The fight against illicit activities received a boost with the official contract signing for The Bahamas Unmanned Aerial System (BUAS) at the Royal Bahamas Defence Force Coral Harbour Base on Monday December 16, 2019. The Permanent Secretary in the Minister of National Security, Mr. Eugene Poitier and President and CEO of Swift Tactical Systems, an […]

Five personnel from of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force successfully completed the Camp Coordinators and Camp Managers Course on Wednesday past at the National Training Agency, Gladstone Road. The three-day course covered areas such as Humanitarian Principles, camp management, data collection and information management, roles and responsibilities and coordination of service provision, prevention, monitoring, referral […]

Chief Petty Officers Ian Morley and Allan Francis were both hailed as Guardians of Our Heritage after they officially retired from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. Both Senior Enlisted were recognized for their dedicated services during a special ceremony on December 9 at Coral Harbour Base by the Officers and Marines. Several individuals, including Lieutenant […]

A total of 9 individuals were arrested in West End, Grand Bahama on Wednesday 11th December during an ongoing joint operation by members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, Police Force, Immigration and Customs departments. These individuals were taken in on charges ranging from dangerous drugs to immigration violations. As the island of Grand Bahama […]

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honorable K. Peter Turnquest along with other government officials were given a tour of East Grand Bahama by RBDF Lieutenant Commander Whitfield Neely on Saturday December 14th 2019. Included in the tour were the Honorable Kwasi Thomson, Minister of State for Grand Bahama, Iram Lewis, Minister of […]

A couple is happy to be back on land after being rescued earlier Tuesday morning.   Working closely in a true display of interagency collaboration, a new Search and Rescue (SAR) Team consisting of members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, Royal Bahamas Police Force, Operations Bahamas Turks and Caicos, and BASRA sprang into action after […]

The hardworking Defence Force Troops assigned to assist with hurricane relief efforts on Abaco welcomed Captain Raymond King, Acting Commander Defence Force on Thursday December 5, 2019 during his tour of the island, assessing the current status.  Commander Michael Simmons, Commanding Officer Northern Command and Commanding Officer Hurricane Relief (Abaco and Grand Bahama) who has […]