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A day before the official close of Tradewinds Exercise 2018, foreign Officers and Marines participating in the event along with officials from the United States Embassy in New Providence completed a community outreach project at the Bahamas Association for the Physically Disabled School. Military personnel involved in Exercise Tradewinds 2018 took time to paint the […]

Major General Robert M. Branyon, Deputy Commander for Mobilization and Reserve Affairs for the United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) paid a courtesy call on Commodore Tellis Bethel, Commander Defence Force at HMBS Coral Harbour on June 20, 2018. The courtesy call was made on behalf of Admiral Kurt Tidd, the Commander of US Southern Command, […]

Scores of Defence Force Rangers Cadets, both male and female accepted the challenge to raise the standard of excellence in discipline, dedication and determination. They were successful in being officially inducted into the Rangers program. The installation ceremony for the nation builders took place at the Defence Force’s Coral Harbour Base, where 180 students graduated. […]

A Dominican fishing vessel was brought into the Defence Force Base on Monday morning by Her Majesty’s Bahamian Ship (HMBS) Durward Knowles, after it was apprehended for poaching in Bahamian waters on Saturday morning. While on routine patrol in the southern Bahamas, HMBS Durward Knowles, under the command of Lieutenant Commander Omarv Saunders apprehended a […]

The Officers and Marines participating in Tradewinds 2018 along with officials from the United States Embassy in New Providence participated in a 2-day community relations affair at the Bahamas Association for the Physically Disabled School. The military personnel, who represented one of the several nations involved in the training exercise, interacted with the students through […]

Commander Defence Force, Commodore Tellis Bethel, officially welcomed the 800 participants from 22 nations to Tradewinds 2018 during a soft opening ceremony on June 14th at the Defence Force Base. As he welcomed the troops to The Bahamas, Commodore Bethel, who is also the Chief of Defence Staff for the regional exercise, encouraged participants to […]

Commander Defence Force, Commodore Tellis Bethel, paid a courtesy call on four commanding officers of foreign military and auxiliary vessels on 13th June 2018. The officers and their vessels are participating in Exercise Tradewinds. Commodore Bethel greeted the officers aboard the Royal Fleet Auxillary (RFA) Landing Ship Mount Bay in his  capacity as Chief of […]

The combined unit of Bahamian security forces under the command of Platoon Commander Senior Lieutenant Shawn Adderley are currently in St. Kitts taking part in Tradewinds Exercise Phase 1. The unit consists of members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and Royal Bahamas Police Force The aim of the exercise is to enhance regional security […]