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Commander of the Defence Force (The Bahamas)

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Commander Defence Force of Bahamas
Emblem of the Bahamas Defence Force
Incumbent
Raymond King
since 21 May 2020
Royal Bahamas Defence Force
FormationOctober 1976; 48 years ago (1976-10)
First holderWilliam Swinley
DeputyDeputy Commander Defence Force
WebsiteOfficial website

The Commander of the Defence Force is the professional head of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. He is responsible for the administration and the operational control of the Defence Force. The current commander is Raymond King, who was appointed on 21 May 2020, after serving as acting commander since 16 October 2019.[1][2]

List of commanders

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  •   Acting
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Commodore
William Swinley
(?–2014) 		October 1976 1981 4–5 years [3][4]
2 Commodore
Christopher Belton
Royal Navy 		1981 1983 1–2 years [3]
3 Commodore
Leon L. Smith 		1983 1997 13–14 years [3][5]
4 Commodore
Davy Rolle 		1997 2006 8–9 years [3]
5 Commodore
Clifford Scavella 		1 November 2006 21 January 2010 3 years, 81 days [3]
6 Commodore
Roderick Bowe
(born 1961) 		21 January 2010 15 March 2015 5 years, 53 days [6]
– Commodore
Tellis Bethel 		15 March 2015 1 May 2017 2 years, 47 days [7][8]
[1]
7 1 May 2017 16 October 2019 2 years, 168 days
– Commodore
Raymond King
(born 1968) 		16 October 2019 21 May 2020 218 days [1][2]
8 21 May 2020 Incumbent 4 years, 185 days

References

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  1. ^ a b c Smith, Sloan (16 October 2019). "New acting RBDF commander". ewnews.com. Eyewitness News. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b Thompson, Lindsay (21 May 2020). "Prime Minister Welcomes a New Commander of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force". bahamas.gov.bs. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Former Commodores". rbdf.gov.bs. Royal Bahamas Defence Force. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  4. ^ "The Bahamas' First Commodore William Swinley Passes". Bahamas Press. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  5. ^ "PM lauds Commodore Leon Smith for 'positive leadership' of RBDF". Bahamas Local. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Commodore Roderick Bowe BSc. CMELI (Retired)". rbdf.gov.bs. Royal Bahamas Defence Force. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  7. ^ Bahamas, Jones (3 May 2017). "Commodore Bethel Heads Largest RBDF Promotion Exercise". jonesbahamas.com. The Bahama Journal. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Commodore Tellis A. Bethel, MALIC,". rbdf.gov.bs. Royal Bahamas Defence Force. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
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