Coral Harbour Base
P. O. Box N 3733
Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas
Areas of Responsibilities Defence
It is the vision of The Royal Bahamas Defence Force to become a self-sufficient, multi-missioned, world class, maritime organization with the operational capability to respond to threats to national security, as well as to perform humanitarian tasks inclusive of maritime search and rescue, disaster relief assistance and peacekeeping in cooperation with regional partners.
Historically, The Royal Bahamas Defence Force became an official entity on March 31, 1980 by an Act of Parliament.
Under The Defence Act, the Defence Force has been mandated to defend The Bahamas, protect its territorial integrity, patrol its waters, provide assistance and relied in times of disaster, maintain order in conjunction with other law enforcement agencies of The Bahamas, and carry our any such duties as determined by the National Security Council.
