RBDF

A Selfless Glass Breaking Pioneering Professional by Senior Lieutenant Desiree Corneille “I always felt an obligation to maintain a level of professionalism and standard of conduct that would lend to the reassurance that recruiting females into the RBDF was a prudent and timely one. I believed that I would have led by good example and […]

Mrs. Florence Coleby…Pioneering Secretary By Force Chief Petty Officer Jonathan Rolle As the Royal Bahamas Defence Force continues to embrace the past during its 40th Anniversary yearlong celebrations, the organization lauds a quiet and unassuming lady from Wemyss Bight, South Eleuthera. Florence Louise Coleby entered this world in 1946 and has dedicated 45 years of […]

EMBRACING THE PAST:  #embracingthepast #RBDFveterans #RBDF40thanniversary #pioneers #season1 Force Chief Petty Officer Gregory Curry..Pioneering Electrician/ HMBS FLAMINGO Survivor By Force Chief Petty Officer Jonathan Rolle On July 1, 1979, twenty (20) members of the Police Marine Division (PMD) were assigned duties on a newly formed Bahamas Defence Force. A Police Marine at the time, Gregory […]

Leading Seaman Andre Seymour – Sporting Pioneer/Boxer/Trainer/National Coach By Petty Officer Monique Deveaux Leading Seaman Andre George Seymour, a thirty (30) year veteran of The Royal Bahamas Defence Force is the ninth of 10 children born to the late William and Clementina Seymour. He is from Matthew Town, Inagua, also referred to as “Salty City” […]

EMBRACING THE PAST:  #embracingthepast #RBDFveterans #RBDF40thanniversary #pioneers #season1 Force Chief Petty Officer Ralph Francisco McKinney…. Sports Manager/Protocol Officer/Training Instructor By Force Chief Petty Officer Jonathan Rolle If he was being drafted to become a part of a sporting team, Ralph Francisco McKinney would be the top pick for anyone. Not because he has always remained […]

EMBRACING THE PAST:  #embracingthepast #RBDFveterans #RBDF40thanniversary #pioneers #season1  Force Chief Petty Officer Idamae Ferguson; A Pioneering Female By Chief Petty Officer Mark Armbrister Have you ever met someone so calm and quiet that you believe the term, “It looks like they can’t hurt a fly”, but in an instant they can transform from Dr. Jekyll […]

A Green Beret and Training Legend By: Force Chief Petty Officer Jonathan Rolle American author and political activist Helen Keller once said that “Security Is Mostly a Superstition. Life Is Either A Daring Adventure or Nothing.” She must have known that Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Derick Richardson would take up that offer, because there were […]

As the Royal Bahamas Defence Force continues to embrace the past during its 40th Anniversary, we highlight Mrs. Deloris Pratt: A Human Resources Pioneer She never wore the uniform of a Defence Force Officer or Marine, but for her many years of service, Mrs. Deloris Faith Pratt was, and will always be a member of […]

Embracing the past!!!! #embracingthepast#militaryveteran#RBDF#242strong#RBDFpioneermonthForce Force Chief Petty Officer Lawrence Luke Bethel Trainer/Teacher/Extraordinaire By Petty Officer Monique Deveaux TO JOIN OR NOT TO JOIN? As we continue to embrace the past, we present Force Chief Petty Officer Lawrence Luke Bethel, a member of New Entry one (1), – the very first entry of recruits to enlist […]

A group of 44 Haitian migrants was apprehended in the Exuma chain on Sunday morning in a joint operation between the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and US Coast Guard operatives. After receiving information from a USCG Aerial surveillance on Sunday morning that a migrant vessel was spotted off Little Hawksbill cay, Defence Force Patrol craft […]