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Eight Cuban migrants have been turned over to Immigration officials after they apprehended in Bahamian waters by members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force Thursday night. While on routine patrol, patrol craft HMBS Lignum Vitae under the command of Acting Senior Lieutenant Valentino Rolle spotted a 20 foot makeshift aluminum motor driven vessel approximately 45 […]

Her Excellency Dame Marguerite Pindling, Governor General of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas was the special guest of honor at the Officers’ Wardroom Mess Dinner at Her Majesty’s Bahamian Ship Coral Harbour on Thursday past. Hosted by the Wardroom Mess President, Lieutenant Commander Michael Saunders and the Wardroom Mess Officers, the black tie affair (Mess […]

A total of 14 Cuban migrants have been turned over to officials at the Carmichael Road Detention Center after being apprehended by members of the Royal Defence Force on Saturday afternoon. While on routine patrol, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force patrol craft P-128 coxswained by Petty Officer Jaymes Darling, intercepted a 20-ft makeshift motor vessel […]

As the country celebrated 43 years as an independent nation, the government security Forces were out on Clifford Park in solidarity to help make the occasion unforgettable. On the night of July 9, Governor General of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, Her Excellency Dame Marguerite Pindling inspected the troops who were dressed in their formal […]

As Bahamians in New Providence gathered at Clifford Park, islands around the Commonwealth of The Bahamas also assembled in like manner to celebrate the 43rd Anniversary of Independence of the nation. Deep in the Southern Bahamas, members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force detached to HMBS Matthew Town assisted in the local celebrations, taking responsibility […]

Coral Harbour Base, 4 July 16 (RBDF): United States Air Force General Lori J. Robinson, paid a courtesy call on Commander Defence Force (Acting), Captain Tellis Bethel at the office of the Minister of National Security on 1 July 2016. During her brief visit, General Robinson and Acting Commodore Bethel shared matters of mutual interests, […]

By: Woman Marine Shari Colebrooke The juncture of Bay Street and Rawson Square was the place to be on July 3rd as the rhythmic sound of percussion, wind and string instruments pulsated through the streets. The combined marching bands from three security forces of The Bahamas performed at the Annual Independence Beat Retreat thoroughly entertaining […]

Sixty-three participants from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force successfully completed various training courses conducted by the Marine Forces North (MARFORNORTH) of the United States Marine Corps. Lasting just under 3 weeks, the training included the areas of: Combat Skills Training (CST), Urban Tactics (UT), Marine Core Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) and Tactical Questioning. … Some […]

The Royal Bahamas Defence Force Rangers Band visited the Battleship Cove, located on scenic Mt. Hope Bay, Massachusetts, which harbors the largest collection of preserved US Navy ships in the world. The fleet includes five National Historic Landmarks: Battleship USS Massachusetts (BB59), Destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Submarine USS Lionfish, and PT Boats 617 […]

Below reads a response from one person whose first experience with the EF was recently. The observer writes: Life at sea is different. Even more so, the experience changes depending on which seagoing platform—40 feet, 60 metre, Dauntless, safeboat, jet skis—you are attached to. I spent a couple of days recently observing the crew of […]