Commander of the Defence Force (Belize)

The Commander of the Defence Force is the professional head of the Belize Defence Force. He is responsible for the administration and the operational control of the Belize Defence Force.

Commander of the Belize Defence Force
Flag of the Belize Defence Force
Incumbent
Brigader General. Steven Ortega
since 26 January 2018
Belize Defence Force
TypeCommissioned Officer
Reports toMinister of National Defence and Chief of Defence Staff
AppointerGovernor-General
Term lengthAt Her Majesty's pleasure
FormationJanuary 1978 (January 1978)
First holderLieutenant colonel. Brain W. Ayres
DeputyDeputy Commander Col. Azariel Loria
Websitewww.bdf.mil.bz

List of Chiefs
No. Commander of the Defence ForceTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
1
Ayres, BrainLieutenant colonel
Brain W. Ayres		197819801–2 years[1]
2
London, GrahamLieutenant colonel
Graham London		198019821–2 years[1]
3
Galloway, ChristopherLieutenant colonel
Christopher C. Galloway		198219841–2 years[1]
4
Smith, StarmerLieutenant colonel
Starmer Smith		198419861–2 years[1]
5
Veitch, TLieutenant colonel
TDA Veitch		198619881–2 years[1]
6
David, RomellyLieutenant colonel
Romelly David		198819901–2 years[1]
7
Usher, AllanBrigader general
Alan Usher		199019954–5 years[1]
8
Arthurs, EarlBrigader general
Earl Arthurs		199519971–2 years[1]
9
Garcia, RobertBrigader general
Robert Garcia		199720002–3 years[1]
10
Borland, CedricBrigader general
Cedric Borland		200020054–5 years[1]
11
Gillett, LloydBrigader general
Lloyd Gillett		200520082–3 years[1]
12
Tapia, DarioBrigader general
Dario Tapia		200820134–5 years[1]
13
Jones, DavidBrigader general
David Nejemiah Jones		201326 January 20184–5 years[2]
14
Ortega, StevenBrigader general
Steven Ortega		26 January 2018Incumbent3 years, 14 days[1]

References
  1. "Home Page". bdf.mil.bz. Belize Defence Force. 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  2. Saad, Fatmeh (October 22, 2015). "Belize Defence Force leaders visit Camp Lejeune". II Marine Expeditionary Force. II Marine Expeditionary Force. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.