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Soldiers Participate In Bomb Disposal Training

Soldiers Participate In Bomb Disposal Training

Students and instructors from several countries participated in bomb disposal training at Camp Stephenson, Guyana, as part of TRADEWINDS23. A spokesperson said, “Students included soldiers from the host nation, Guyana, as well as Mexico, Bermuda, Trinidad and Tobago, Dominica, and the Bahamas. Instructors were from Martinique, Mexico, the United... Read more of this article

Governor & Minister Visit Soldiers In Guyana

Governor & Minister Visit Soldiers In Guyana

Soldiers participating in Tradewinds 23 welcomed Governor Rena Lalgie and Minister of National Security Michael Weeks at Camp Seweyo in Guyana on Tuesday [July 25]. A spokesperson said, “The visit provided an opportunity for troops to share what they have learned in the exercise, which was designed to strengthen partnerships in the Caribbean region... Read more of this article

Photos: RBR Provides Transportation For USCG

Photos: RBR Provides Transportation For USCG

During its port call in Bermuda, U.S. Coast Guard Tall Ship Eagle conducted a change of cadets and crew to continue its 2023 summer training deployment with  transportation support from the Royal Bermuda Regiment [RBR]. A spokesperson said, “Approximately 170 cadets and crew members disembarked Eagle and departed by air from Bermuda to return to... Read more of this article

Rank-And-File Soldiers Share Info & Interests

Rank-And-File Soldiers Share Info & Interests

Troops from Bermuda are strengthening partnerships while they train with other countries during TRADEWINDS23 in Guyana. A spokesperson said, “Dozens of Royal Bermuda Regiment soldiers have been joined by members of the Turks and Caicos Islands Regiment, the Suriname National Army and the Jamaica Defence Force in exercises at Camp Seweyo. “Information... Read more of this article

Father & Son Complete Regiment Recruit Camp

Father & Son Complete Regiment Recruit Camp

A father who encouraged his son to enlist in the Royal Bermuda Regiment recalled “good moments” as he watched the teenager take part in a recruit camp alongside him. Private Keneik Wallen, 38, signed up for the battalion’s July intake of rookie soldiers to gain experience and improve his fitness. A few days later, his 18-year-old son – also... Read more of this article

RBR: Scenario-Based Public Order Training

RBR: Scenario-Based Public Order Training

Flamethrowers and missiles were used in a mock public order situation in the culmination of a five-day course delivered by instructors from the Royal Bermuda Regiment during Exercise TRADEWINDS 23. A spokesperson said, “Staff from the Guyana Prison Service and Guyana Police Force, as well as a member of the Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard, received... Read more of this article

Bermuda Regiment Soldiers Training In Guyana

Bermuda Regiment Soldiers Training In Guyana

The Royal Bermuda Regiment troops arrived in Guyana for Exercise Tradewinds 2023. A spokesperson said, “Troops from the Royal Bermuda Regiment are among about 1,500 people taking part in Exercise Tradewinds 23 – a multinational programme to enhance and consolidate capabilities with a focus on the Caribbean region. Soldiers arrived in Guyana... Read more of this article

Regiment Summer Recruit Camp Gets Underway

Regiment Summer Recruit Camp Gets Underway

Two women and 14 men have taken their places at Warwick Camp as members of the Royal Bermuda Regiment. A spokesperson said, “Two women and 14 men are the latest rookie soldiers to take their places at Warwick Camp as members of the Royal Bermuda Regiment. “Recruits aged from 18 to 50 signed up for the wide range of opportunities offered by the organisation. “Their... Read more of this article

Photos: Former ADCs To Governor Celebrated

Photos: Former ADCs To Governor Celebrated

The Governor hosted a dinner at Government House with most of the former Aides-de-Camp [ADCs] and their spouses to celebrate 50 years of Bermudians serving as Aides-de-Camp to the Governors of Bermuda. Government House posted the photos online below, and said, “Celebrating 50 years of Bermudians serving as Aides-de-Camp to the Governors of Bermuda. “On... Read more of this article

Photos/Video: Beating Of The Retreat Ceremony

Photos/Video: Beating Of The Retreat Ceremony

A Beating of the Retreat Ceremony was held on the Cabinet Office Grounds in Hamilton last night [July 12]. A Government spokesperson previously said, “This colourful pageant of military music, popular tunes, and precision drill is performed by the Royal Bermuda Regiment Band and Corps of Drums, Bermuda Islands Pipe Band and the Bermuda Highland Dancers.” Related... Read more of this article

Regiment Hold Junior Leaders Summer Camp

Regiment Hold Junior Leaders Summer Camp

More than 20 young people are learning, working and having fun together in the Royal Bermuda Regiment’s summer camp for its Junior Leaders. A spokesperson said, “The two-week programme operates both as a culmination of training efforts for those who have been in the organisation for some time and as a launch pad for others who recently joined. “Teenagers... Read more of this article

Beating Of The Retreat Ceremony On July 12

Beating Of The Retreat Ceremony On July 12

Tomorrow night [July 12] at 8.00pm, there will be a Beating of the Retreat Ceremony on the Cabinet Office Grounds in Hamilton. A Government spokesperson said, “Tomorrow night [Wednesday, July 12, 2023] at 8 pm, there will be a Beating of the Retreat Ceremony on the Cabinet Office Grounds in Hamilton. This colourful pageant of military music, popular... Read more of this article

BELCO & Regiment Hold Joint Training Session

BELCO & Regiment Hold Joint Training Session

[Updated with photos] BELCO staff recently participated in a hurricane restoration electrical safety training session with members of the Royal Bermuda Regiment as part of their “regular hurricane preparedness and safety planning and training.” A spokesperson said, “Kevin Masters, BELCO’s Manager, Operational Excellence, led... Read more of this article

Bermudian Continues Helping In Ukraine

Bermudian Continues Helping In Ukraine

[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermudian Jason Rhind, who has carried out humanitarian work in Ukraine for more than a year, has spent the past nine months assisting military training units in the country after it was invaded by Russia. The former Royal Bermuda Regiment soldier is working and living with the 68th Jaegar Brigade, which conducts combat operations... Read more of this article

Regiment Heading To Guyana For Tradewinds

Regiment Heading To Guyana For Tradewinds

About 100 members of the Royal Bermuda Regiment  are gearing up to join representatives of more than 20 countries for a major multinational field training exercise in Guyana. A spokesperson said, “Soldiers and officers will travel to Guyana next month for Exercise Tradewinds 23. They will be put through their paces in a programme developed by the... Read more of this article

Bermuda Regiment Running Recruitment Drive

Bermuda Regiment Running Recruitment Drive

Royal Bermuda Regiment troops will be in the community this week to provide information as they makes a call for its next intake of soldiers. A spokesperson said, “Residents aged 18 to 52 are invited to sign up for the fulfilling opportunities offered by the RBR ahead of a basic soldier training camp that will run from July 9 to 21.” Major... Read more of this article