On Tuesday, 25 June 2024, Senior Commander Derrick Ferguson paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Jones and presented the Ambassador with the insignia of HMBS Bahamas.

Senior Commander Ferguson, a veteran of the Royal Bahamas Defense Force for over 30 years, recently graduated from the Inter-American Defense College (IADC) at Foret Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C. on 25 June 2024. He completed a one-year Master’s program in Defense and Security with distinction.

 

The program is designed for senior defense, security, and diplomatic professionals from the Americas to serve as Senior Defense and Security Advisors for government leaders. Some of the program courses included Hemispheric Defense & Security Workshop, Forecasting Methodology, International Relations & the Inter-American System, Strategic Thinking for Hemispheric Defense & Security, Political Economy of Defense & Security, Multidimensional Security in the Americas: Challenges, Threats, and Responses, Civil-Military Relations Theory, Hemispheric Defense & Security Policy, Cyber & Public Security, International Humanitarian Law and Conflict Analysis Resolution.

 

Senior Commander Ferguson has served in several operational units and has received the Royal Bahamas Defence Force Distinguished Medal, Royal Bahamas Defence Force Meritorious Medal, Summit of The Americas Medal, National Security Council Commendation, and Commander Royal Bahamas Defence Force Commendation.