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Bahamas sends first RBDF contingent to Haiti to restore stability
Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) members attend a send-off ceremony before their six-month deployment to Haiti. ROYAL BAHAMAS DEFENCE FORCE
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Central American and Caribbean air forces work on shared challenges
Central American and Caribbean air chiefs met in Tucson, Arizona, in August 2024 to discuss ways to better integrate and support each other to combat illegal…
RBDF and U.S. collaborate on military justice and ethics exchange
U.S. Northern Command and Rhode Island National Guard officials, along with representatives from the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies, exchanged…
HMS Trent sets record for drug busts in Caribbean deployment
Royal Marines and U.S. Coast Guardsmen deploy from the HMS Trent in August 2024 to interdict a drug smuggling boat south of the Dominican Republic. THE ROYAL…
TCI, U.S. Coast Guard collaborate to stem trafficking of people and drugs
Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos has battled illegal trafficking in the southern approaches to the U.S. since 1982. Recent operations have uncovered…
RBDF readies force for U.N mission in Haiti
Kenyan President William Ruto visited Haiti in September 2024 to meet with 450 Kenyan police officers who are spearheading a U.N. mission in the Caribbean…
RBDF graduates 13 more drone operators, boosting maritime awareness
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) has partnered with a U.S. company, Swift Tactical Systems, to field more drones and increase the force’s domain…
Mexico’s incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum names secretaries of…
The Mexican military will have new leaders now that incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum has started her term. Gen. Ricardo Trevilla Trejo will head the…
Turks and Caicos Islands and Bahamas collaborate to deter illegal…
Officers of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (Marine Unit), with assistance from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, intercept a vessel carrying…
RBDF marks nearly 20 years of collaboration with Rhode Island National…
A contingent of Rhode Island National Guardsmen trained with the Royal Bahamas Defence Force in August 2024, focusing on mission planning, intelligence…