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Military - note The Bahamas, in 5 editions.

The entry for The Bahamas published Military - note in 5 editions of 36, from 2021 to 2025. The text changed in 4 editions. Each is shown as published. Military - note in every entry.

editions changed the text
4
the first edition with it
2021
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Military - note” (2021 to 2025).

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2025 edition

Changed since 2024

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Entry published as “Bahamas, The”.

  • the RBDF was established in 1980;
  • its primary responsibilities are maritime security and safeguarding the territorial integrity of the Bahamas, providing disaster relief and humanitarian assistance, and supporting internal law and order in cooperation with other law enforcement agencies;
  • the RBDF is a naval force with a few light aircraft, coastal patrol craft, and patrol boats, as well as a lightly-armed marine infantry/commando squadron for base and internal security;
  • the RBDF has training relationships with the UK and the US (2025)

the RBDF was established in 1980; the RBDF's its primary responsibilities are disaster relief, maritime security, and counter-narcotics operations; it also provides security at a detention center for migrants and performs some domestic security functions, such as guarding embassies; safeguarding the territorial integrity of the Bahamas, providing disaster relief and humanitarian assistance, and supporting internal law and order in cooperation with other law enforcement agencies; the RBDF is a naval force, but includes force with a few light aircraft, coastal patrol craft, and patrol boats, as well as a lightly-armed marine infantry/commando squadron for base and internal security, as well as a few light non-combat aircraft; the maritime element has coastal patrol craft and patrol boats; security; the RBDF maintains has training relationships with the UK and the US (2024) (2025)

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Central Intelligence Agency. “The Bahamas: Military - note.” The World Factbook, 2021–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/bahamas/military-note.

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