RBDF

The Commander Defence Force, Commodore Raymond King and some members of the Command Team paid a visit to Mrs. Yvonne Pratt, the mother of the late Leading Mechanic Livingston Pratt on September 14, 2020. Whilst thanking the grieving mother for her son’s service and offering sincerest condolences, the Commander Defence Force also presented her with […]

Several persons were taken into custody on Sunday night in Abaco as the Royal Bahamas Defence and Police Forces continued their joint operations.  Ongoing roving patrols in targeted areas throughout the night resulted in the closure of several business establishments on the island. Nineteen (19) males and ten (10) females were arrested for breach of […]

The Commodore of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, Dr. Raymond King; Commissioner of Police, Paul Rolle; Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of National Security, Mr. Marco Rolle; other Senior Officers from the Royal Bahamas Police and Defence Forces, ministerial staff and Island Administrators joined the Minister of National Security, the Honourable Marvin Dames in several […]

 An ongoing search and rescue mission is underway for several Haitian Nationals reportedly missing at sea by members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force Search and Rescue (SAR) Unit and Squadron Departments, the Royal Bahamas Police Marine Division and the United States Coast Guard. (EDITED) AAfter receiving reports from Nicholls Town Police Station that a […]

The Royal Bahamas Defence Force said a sad farewell to Leading Mechanic Livingston Ricardo Pratt during a graveside service at Woodlawn Garden Cemetery, Soldier Road on Thursday September 10, 2020. A family viewing was held at the Coral Harbour Base for the immediate family and members of the Defence Force, prior to service. Brining remarks […]

The Royal Bahamas Defence Force recently provided logistical support to the Department of Marine Resources and Department of the Environment with their investigation of marine environmental damage off Berry Island. Military divers from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force were transported by Her Majesty’s Bahamian Ship Cascarilla to assist the Departments of Marine Resources and the […]

Officers and Marines from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force recently joined forces to assist a recently retired comrade on Thursday past.  Force Chief Petty Officer (FCPO) Shawn Rolle in recent times, experienced a medical challenge, which has increased his reliance on wheelchair, which led his family to create a temporary ramp to assist him in […]

Members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and the Police Force met with residents of the Abaco communities on Tuesday past in an effort to reinforce strategies of both agencies a year after the passage of Hurricane Dorian. Led by Lieutenant Commander Andrew Bowe, Executive Officer for the RBDF Northern Command and Assistant Commissioner of […]

Several members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force were on the island of Abaco when Hurricane Dorian struck exactly a year ago today. It was therefore quite fitting for those stationed there to join in a community effort today with the residents of Marsh Harbour in remembrance of the lives lost during the ordeal last […]

The Northern Command by way of the Abaco Detachment continues to emphasize interagency partnerships as is the intent of the Commander Defence Force.  Currently led by Captain Whitfield Neely, assisted by Executive Officer, Lieutenant Commander Andrew Bowe, the members of the Force at that satellite base have been assisting Police in a number of cases.  […]