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Military Strength on Display in Mobay

Photo by Private Antwhan Brown Story by: JIS Writer- Okoye Henry Hundreds of soldiers attached to the Second Battalion, Jamaica...
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27th March 2019

JDF Takes Tough Line Against Rogue Soldiers

Captain Lysight inspecting a 1st District Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard soldier.Photo by Sergeant Darren Beckles Gleaner Published: Sunday 24...
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19th March 2019

JDF Focuses On Recruiting More Women

JNSC 1702 Squad Drill Competition 13 December 2017Photo by Lance Corporal Andrew-Marc Flemmings Gleaner Published: Tuesday 19 March 2019 Although...
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18th March 2019

JDF Tough Stance On Sexual Harassment

Gleaner Published Sunday 17 March 2019 Both the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) have crafted...
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22nd January 2019

JDF now has permanent base in Montego Bay

Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang has disclosed that new barracks have been constructed in Montego Bay, St James...
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22nd January 2019

RJRGLEANER Honour Awards| For Education: JDF’s Jamaica National Service Corps – Rescuing at-risk youth

Attorney General Marlene Malahoo Forte (right) presents the trophy for Best Recruit to Romaine Howell at the passing-out parade for...
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21st January 2019

100% Winning Start for JDF Junior Cup Circketers

The Jamaica Defence Force has made a very good start to the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) 2015 Junior Cup Competition,...
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21st January 2019

JDF Promotes Senior Officers

Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Rocky Meade (4th from left) is flanked by newly promoted Senior Officers in the...
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21st January 2019

JDF Promotes Senior Officers

Major General Rocky Meade, with the approval of the Defence Board, last Friday July 27, 2018, promoted one Lieutenant Colonel...
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21st January 2019

CMA Release

JDF TO ESTABLISH CARIBBEAN MILITARY ACADEMY The Jamaica Defence Force is set to launch the Caribbean Military Academy (CMA), a...
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