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Friday 17 March, 2017… Four (4) members of the press recently underwent a compact embed campaign with the Royal Bahamas Defence Force that shocked their systems–quite like the sensations of an unexpected ice water bath this weekend.  There was much to adjust to as the news reporters struggled to adapt to the verbal jabs and […]

Coral Harbour Base, 16 Mar (RBDF) –The Royal Bahamas Defence Force on Wednesday evening, apprehended a large number of undocumented individuals believed to be Haitian nationals in Bahamian waters The Royal Bahamas Defence Force on Wednesday evening, apprehended a large number of undocumented individuals believed to be Haitian nationals in Bahamian waters. While on routine […]

Coral Harbour Base, 06 MAR. ‘17 (RBDF): A total of 55 Royal Bahamas Defence Force Officers and Marines led by Lieutenant Commander Derrick Ferguson and assisted by Lieutenant Commander Henry Daxon provided medical, transportation, firefighting and security support to the police. The team which was supervised by Chief Petty Officer Ramone Storr assisted with the […]

Coral Harbour Base, 27 Feb (RBDF) – On Friday past, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force held a ceremony at its Coral Harbour Base to commission Her Majesty’s Bahamian Ship (HMBS) KAMALAMEE into official service. HMBS Kamalamee is the third of four Stan Patrol, 30 meter high speed vessels that have been acquired from Damen Shipbuilding […]

 UNITED STATES COAST GUARD ACADEMY 4 YEAR MILITARY PROGRAM 2017/2021 Coral Harbour Base 25 Feb. (RBDF) The United States Coast Guard Academy is offering a four-year program with an intensive undergraduate curriculum leading to a Bachelor of Science Degree. … Interested personnel must forward their request through their Divisional Officer for onward transmission to Defence […]

By: Marine Seaman Michael E. Turner II This past weekend, a sizeable contingent of 137 Royal Bahamas Defence Force Rangers and Ranger Recruits reluctantly gave up their taken-for-granted-daily comforts to spend a weekend enduring the wild outdoors. However, as ancient adage states, ‘Time camping is never spent, it’s invested’. … The unfamiliar setting and less […]

Coral Harbour Base, 15 Feb. ‘17 (RBDF): Three Cuban migrants were handed over to immigration officials for further processing after they were apprehended in the central Bahamas by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force on Tuesday Morning. Her Majesty’s Bahamian Ship Cascarilla, under the command of Acting Lieutenant Commander Omarv Saunders, discovered the migrants 23 miles […]

The Royal Bahamas Defence Force said a sad farewell to Chief Petty Officer (Retired) Roosevelt Antonio Thompson Snr. on Friday February 10 with a home-going service at the New Covenant Baptist Church, East West Highway. Attended by the Minister of National Security and sports officials, Thompson was hailed as a pioneer trailblazer within the Defence […]