Royal Bahamas Defence Force
| Royal Bahamas Defence Force | |
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Emblem of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force | |
| Founded | 1980 |
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| Headquarters | New Providence Island |
| Website | rbdf |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Charles III, King of the Bahamas, represented by Dame Cynthia A. Pratt, Governor-General of the Bahamas |
| Minister of National Security | Wayne Munroe KC |
| Commander of the Defence Force | Floyd Moxey |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 18 |
| Expenditure | |
| Budget | US$67,106,665 (2018) |
| Percent of GDP | 0.5% (2018) |
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| Ranks | Military ranks of Bahamas |
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) is the military of the Bahamas. Since the Bahamas does not have an army or an air force, its navy composes the entirety of its armed forces. Under The Defence Act, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force has been mandated to defend the Bahamas, protect its territorial integrity, patrol its waters, provide assistance in times of disaster, maintain order in conjunction with the law enforcement agencies of the Bahamas, and carry out any such duties as determined by the National Security Council. The Defence Force is also a member of CARICOM's Regional Security Task Force. The task force has seen action in the 1994 United Nations mandate in Haiti.