From RBDF Public Relations Department
In keeping with the Commander Defence Force, Commodore Dr. Raymond King’s strategic focus on strengthening partnership and relationships with our regional partners against transnational threats, Commodore King recently attended the US Coast Guard Change of Command Ceremony on July 15, 2021.
Rear Admiral Brendan McPherson relieved Rear Admiral Eric Jones as the Commander of the Coast Guard District 7th Headquarters, during a ceremony at Coast Guard Air Station Miami. Commodore King, accompanied by his Aide-de-Camp, Sub Lieutenant Delroy Dennis, were in attendance to witness this historic event.
A highly decorated US Coast Guard Officer, Rear Admiral Jones recently served as the Military Advisor to the Secretary of Homeland Security since June 2019. Commodore King presented pleasantries to both incoming and outgoing Commanders as a goodwill gesture of a mutual partnership established between the two countries.
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force remains committed to developing a professional and high- performance workforce while guarding and protecting the territorial integrity of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
More photo highlights below:
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The Commander Defence Force, Commodore Raymond King presenting Rear
Admiral Eric Jones with a token of appreciation for his services, during a Change of Commander
ceremony at Coast Guard Air Station Miami, July 15, 2021. (RBDF Photo by Sub Lieutenant Delroy Dennis) -
The Commander Defence Force, Commodore Raymond King exchanging
tokens of appreciation with Rear Admiral Eric Jones, during a Change of Commander ceremony
at Coast Guard Air Station Miami, July 15, 2021. (RBDF Photo by Sub Lieutenant Delroy
Dennis) -
The Commander Defence Force, Commodore Raymond King stands next to
Vice Admiral Steven Poulin, Commander Coast Guard Atlantic Area, during a Change of
Command ceremony at the Coast Guard District 7th Headquarters, Miami, July 15, 2021.
(RBDF Photo by Sub Lieutenant Delroy Dennis) -
The Commander Defence Force, Commodore Raymond King congratulating
Rear Admiral Rear Admiral Brendan McPherson, who relieved Rear Admiral Eric Jones as the
Commander of the Coast Guard District 7th Headquarters, during a Change of Commandceremony at Coast Guard Air Station Miami, July 15, 2021. (RBDF Photo by Sub Lieutenant Delroy Dennis)
