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TRADEWINDS 2023 CONCLUDES

Guyana has successfully hosted the 38th iteration of EXERCISE TRADEWINDS 2023. The two-week multinational, multifaceted, multi-domain security exercise, which saw participation from 21 nations, officially concluded today with a formal closing ceremony held at the

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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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CADET DAY MESSAGE- Building Positive Character through Skills Development

Today the Guyana National Cadet Corps celebrates its 5th Anniversary under the theme, “Building Positive character through skills development.” The GNCC gives you the Cadets access to an unparalleled range of activities, which aid in

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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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GDF AND TEXILA AMERICAN UNIVERSITY INK MOU FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF RANKS

The Guyana Defence Force and the Texila American University (TAU) today inked a Memorandum of Understanding which will see the university playing an important role in building academic training capacity within the Force. The initiative

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Radar Alerts Monitor Forests Through the Clouds

The Hill, located in the West New York, stirs visitors to confront what they cannot comprehend.

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GDF ASSISTS SOLDIER IN RECOVERY EFFORTS FOLLOWING FIRE

Welfare support is an essential component in the maintenance of the moral of our troops! It is against this background that the Guyana Defence Force continues to support its members and their families particularly in

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GDF COAST GUARD AND US NAVY CONDUCT PASSEX

The Guyana Defence Force and the United States Navy conducted a Passing Exercise (PASSEX) offshore Guyana, within the territorial sea, on Saturday September 18, 2021.Two Metal Shark vessels of the Coast Guard and US Naval

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25 RANKS SUCESSFULLY COMPLETE GRADE THREE FINANCE COURSE

Twenty-five more soldiers are now equipped with the requisite knowledge to function as junior finance and pay clerks, following their successful completion of the Grade Three Finance Course 2021-01. During the 12- week course, the

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212 SOLDIERS COMPLETE LEADERSHIP COURSES

A total of 212 soldiers graduated from three courses, designed to boost their leadership capacity, at their respective levels in the Guyana Defence Force.The Platoon Sergeants’ Course (PSC) 2021-01, the Section Commanders’ Course (SCC) 2021-02