A Royal Bahamas Defence Force officer prepares to place a wreath at sea in memory of HMBS Flamingo during the 41st Anniversary Service on Monday, May 10, 2021 at HMBS CORAL HARBOUR. (RBDF PHOTO: ABLE SEAMAN MICHAEL TURNER II)
NASSAU, BAHAMAS Marines of the ill-fated HMBS FLAMINGO were remembered with a gun salute in military form and a wreath-laying ceremony during the 41st Anniversary Service in memory of the vessel and crew on Monday, May 10, 2021, at HMBS CORAL HARBOUR.
The RBDF guard gives a gun salute during the ceremony. (RBDF PHOTOS)
Governor General Cornelius A Smith brought remarks and placed a wreath at the HMBS Flamingo Memorial Park Monument.
Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) Commodore Dr Raymond King address officers of the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) and RBDF at the Cable Beach Police Station on February 5, 2021. (RBDF PHOTO: ABLE SEAMAN FREDRICK RUSSELL)
NASSAU, BAHAMAS Members of the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) and Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) were recently recognized for their “relentless efforts” in enforcing curfew orders in the country amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
During an awards ceremony on Friday, February 5, at the Cable Beach Police Station, police officers, defense force officers and marines were awarded certificates of appreciation for their continued dedication in assisting with the Emergency Orders.
Leading Woman Marine Laurell Farrington receives a completion certificate from Acting Captain Coral Harbour Captain Shawn Adderley on Friday, February 5, 2021 at HMBS CORAL HARBOUR. (RBDF PHOTO: WOMAN MARINE MYIESHA GIBSON)
NASSAU, BAHAMAS The Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) Training Department continues to raise awareness and sensitize its personnel on the effect of illicit activities with a Trafficking in Persons (TIPs) training seminar, which was conducted at the Coral Harbour Base on Friday.
Leading Woman Marine Malisha Richardson receives a completion certificate from Acting Captain Coral Harbour Captain Shawn Adderley on Friday, February 5, 2021 at HMBS CORAL HARBOUR. (RBDF PHOTO: WOMAN MARINE MYIESHA GIBSON)
Marine Seaman Cleon Lewis gives students from the Inagua All-Age School a lesson in music on January 2021. (RBDF PHOTO: LEADING MECHANIC ALONZO RUSSELL)
NASSAU, BAHAMAS Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) marines deployed to the southern Bahamas are providing technical classes to students on the island of Inagua, in keeping with Commodore Dr Raymond King’s strategic objective of strengthening relationships with stakeholders and the community at large.
Students from the Inagua All-Age School are given a tour aboard HMBS BAHAMAS in the engineer room section in January 2021. (RBDF PHOTO: MARINE SEAMAN CLEON LEWIS)
Led by Sub Lieutenant Renaldo Wilkinson, base first lieutenant for the RBDF Southern Command, the team of marines have been stepping up to the plate to teach classes at Inagua All-Age School.
Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) Captain Whitfield Neely.
NASSAU, BAHAMAS The Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) over the weekend extended congratulations to Captain Whitfield Neely, who was bestowed with the honor of Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth on the Queen’s New Year’s Honors list.
A member of the RBDF’s Entry 5 squad, Neely was one of 15 survivors of the ill-fated HMBS Flamingo, which was bombed and sunk by Cuban MIG jets on May 10, 1980.
Every May, the country holds a memorial service in recognition of the tragic event during which four marines lost their lives.