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The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is the combined military of Jamaica, consisting of an infantry Regiment and Reserve Corps, an Air Wing, a Coast Guard fleet and a supporting Engineering Unit. [2] The JDF is based upon the British military model, with similar organisation, training, weapons and traditions.
Sentries of the Jamaica Regiment outside St James's Palace in July 2007. The Jamaica Regiment is the main formation of land troops in the Jamaica Defence Force.It is a non-mechanised infantry regiment consisting of five battalions, three regular infantry battalions, one territorial infantry battalion, and a Combat Support Battalion.
The Chief of Defence Staff is the professional head of the Jamaica Defence Force. They are responsible for the administration and the operational control of the Jamaican military. It is the highest ranked military position in the country.
The Military ranks of Jamaica are the military insignia used by the Jamaica Defence Force. Jamaica shares a rank structure similar to that of the United Kingdom . Commissioned officer ranks
The County class is a class of offshore patrol vessels built for the Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard (JDF). Based on the Dutch Damen Stan 4207 patrol vessel, the first vessel entered service in 2005. [1] [2] [3] Three were originally purchased, but only one remains in service with the JDF.
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - The Belize Defence Force is deploying two senior officers to Jamaica ahead of an assignment to Haiti, it said on Sunday, as part of its commitment to support a long ...
The 1 Engineer Regiment (JDF) is a unit of the Jamaica Defence Force primarily responsible for providing military and civil engineering. The regiment was formed in 1992 after a requirement was identified for increased military and civil engineering capability for the JDF than could be provided by the then existing structure.
Vice Admiral Antonette Wemyss Gorman CD (born 1972 or 1973) is a Jamaican military officer serving as the chief of defence staff of the Jamaica Defence Force; she holds the rank of vice admiral. She is the first female chief of staff in Jamaica, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and was also the first female officer to serve at sea, and the first woman to reach the ...