Brigadier (Brig) Markland Lloyd joined the Jamaica Defence Force in 1996 and received basic military officer training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom, where he was awarded the Brunei Medal for valuable participation in extracurricular activities. He has held various appointments during his service including Squadron Commander, OIC Projects, Assistant Staff Officer (Finance) with responsibility for Acquisition and Disposal, Commanding Officer, 1 Engineer Regiment (JDF), Staff Officer with responsibility for Intelligence and Operations at the JDF Headquarters, and most recently served as the Brigade Commander, Support Brigade. Brigadier Lloyd is currently appointed as the Force Executive Officer.

Aside from his involvement in internal security, Brigadier Lloyd has led a number of operations during his tenure, some of which include leading a contingent of JDF personnel to the Kingston Wharves where he successfully ensured continuity of operations loading and unloading cargo vessels that were impacted by industrial action; assistance with the establishment of a warehouse at Kingston Wharves on behalf of the Government of Jamaica to manage the receipt, storage, and distribution of relief items arriving into the country post-Hurricane Ivan in 2004; management of the JDF’s involvement in various Government of Jamaica construction projects to include Relocation 2000 in St James, projects in several parishes across Jamaica under the Lift Up Jamaica program, and Inner City Renewal projects. These projects placed particular emphasis on housing and employment in low-income communities across Jamaica. Brigadier Lloyd was also instrumental in the resumption of construction works at the new Falmouth Police Station in Trelawny, the construction of which was completed by the Jamaica Defence Force. He was also instrumental in coordinating the JDF’s assistance to the GOJ’s initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and, as Brigade Commander Support Brigade, at various times held responsibility for the management of the JDF’s assistance to the Government of Jamaica for the management and response to the pandemic.

Brigadier LLOYD has a keen interest in HADR issues, and was invited by the William J Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies to serve as a panelist at the XV Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas (CDMA) – Ad Hoc Working Group on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief where he shared thoughts on responding to weather-related events and natural disasters. He has coordinated a number of JDF’s HADR deployments to the Caribbean, the most recent being the 2019 deployment of the JDF DART to The Bahamas in response to the impact of Hurricane Dorian.

As Force Executive Officer, Brigadier Lloyd is responsible for coordinating the General Staff on behalf of the Chief of Defence Staff. He also has oversight responsibility for all committee activities led by the Force Headquarters and represents the Chief of Defence Staff as directed. Brigadier Lloyd is currently a member of the Board of the Land Information Council of Jamaica which is responsible for the management of spatial data throughout Jamaica. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management from the University of Technology Jamaica and a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the US Naval War College.

He is the recipient of the Jamaica Military Commendation Medal and the Medal of Honour for General Service.

Brigadier Lloyd is married to Sandra and has three children.