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PIONEER AVIATOR AND NATIONAL HERO HONOURED WITH COMMEMORATIVE STAMP

The Guyana Defence Force in collaboration with the Guyana Post Office, earlier today unveiled a commemorative postage stamp honouring the life and legacy of late aviator, Captain Roland Da Silva. Captain Da Silva’s aviation career

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FIRST FEMALE HELICOPTER PILOT VISITS CAMP AYANGANNA

Guyana’s first female commercial helicopter pilot, Ms Barbara Adams paid a short visit to Base Camp Ayanganna recently. She was received by Adjutant General, Colonel Lorraine Foster and a team from Defence Headquarters. Ms Adams

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Chief Magistrate and Guyana Defence Force Colonel Ann Mc Lennan retires

I am privileged to have belonged to two noble professions’ Chief Magistrate and Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Colonel, Ann Mc Lennan officially retires today, after a combined 37 years and 9 months of service. She

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YOUNG OFFICER EMBARKS ON SCHOLARSHIP IN ROMANIA

Guyana Defence Force Lieutenant Terrence De Peana, will in a few weeks, depart Guyana for Romania where he will pursue a Masters of Engineering – Electrical Engineering, at the Politehnica University of Bucharest. The young

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COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE WOMEN’S ARMY CORPSLIEUTENANT COLONEL NATASHA STANFORD

99382 Lieutenant Colonel Natasha Stanford is the Commanding Officer of the Women’s Army Corps. She enlisted in the Guyana Defence Force in March 1994. Her decision to enlist was largely influenced by her father, a

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A brief history of the Guyana Defence Force 1965-2005 by David Granger

The year was 1967, and as word spread that the newly formed Guyana Defence Force was looking to bring women on board, many of the country’s young womenfolk were eager to take advantage of the

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Colonel Cecil Edgar (Pluto) Martindale

02-Feb-1926 – 16-Feb-2019 Colonel Cecil Martindale stands as one of the pillars in the history of Guyana’s military and sporting development, leaving behind a distinguished legacy of service, leadership, and community engagement. His military career

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Meet 20884 Corporal Malika Scotland- Firds female Paratrooper

Meet 20884 Corporal Malika Scotland. She enlisted in the Guyana Defence Force in 2007 and is currently IC Registry/ Secretary at the 31 Special Forces Squadron. As a Private soldier , Scotland sucessfully completed the