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Defense and public-security planners from the Caribbean, Central America, North America, and Europe met Jan. 31-Feb. 4 in Chetumal, Mexico, to discuss planning details for the annual, multinational, multi-domain exercise Tradewinds. Mexico and Belize will co-host this year’s Tradewinds May 7-21, with Mexico playing host to naval exercise activities and Belize hosting the land activities. This year marks the first…
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A Damen SPa 4207, the second vessel in an order of four Damen vessels for the Jamaica Defense Force Coast Guard, has been officially handed over in Kingston, Jamaica. Construction on the vessel had already begun when the global pandemic struck and the rapid spread of the virus meant that upon completion of the vessel, pandemic travel restrictions made it…
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February 16, 2020 (Google Translation) – From February 9 to 12,2021, the Overseas Support and Assistance Building (BSAOM) Dumont d’Urville conducted joint training and patrol with the Jamaica Defense Force (JDF) Coast Guard in as part of the CAOUANNE 2021 mission. 1. After an operational stopover in Kingston (Jamaica) from February 5 to 9, the Dumont d’Urville first gave a…
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On December 4, the Decommissioning Ceremony for Her Majesty Jamaica Ship Paul Bogle (P8) was held at the First District Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard (1st Dist JDF CG) Base, CAGWAY, Port Royal. The 106-foot Offshore Patrol Vessel was commissioned into service as the first of the Hero Class line on September 17, 1985. The P8, which was a gift…
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