23-576: The term JDF may refer to: Military [ edit ] Jamaica Defence Force Japan Self-Defense Forces Other [ edit ] JDF ( Job Definition Format ) - Workflow automation standard for print production. Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation , formerly known as the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation People [ edit ] Jason David Frank , American actor and martial artist. Topics referred to by
46-886: A jury found that persons had conspired to kill the men at Green Bay and that people in the JDF were criminally responsible for the massacre. The overwhelming evidence was that the men were lured to Green Bay and ambushed by soldiers led by Major Ian Robinson and Captain Karl Marsh. In July 1978, warrants were issued by the Supreme Court for ten members of the JDF for First Degree Capital Murder and Conspiracy to Commit Murder. These included Major Ian Robinson, Captain Karl Marsh, Lieutenants Suzanne Haik, and Frederick Frazer, Sergeant LaFlamme Schooler, Privates Desmond Grant, Errol Grant, Everald King, Colin Reid and Joel Stainrod. Those charged for
69-612: A minivan picked them up at the intersection of Higholborn Street and Port Royal Street, then headed west towards Port Henderson, Saint Catherine where the Green Bay artillery range is located. On arrival at the Military Base, the men were led out to a section of the range where they were given strict instructions not to move as they would be picked up by other persons who would take care of their work requirements and supply them with arms to be transported into Kingston. . As soon as
92-471: A single shot from his Browning 9mm pistol into the upper torso of Winston Hamilton aka "Saddle Head", the sniper team opened fire on the group of men from their nest in the hills. Five men fell dead under the hail of gunfire that erupted and the remainder fled into nearby bushes. At least one member, (Delroy Griffiths) entered the bay and was rescued by a passing fishing boat. Those killed were all Labourites from South Side: The official report released by
115-461: A support unit and the JDF Air Wing (National Reserve). The Coast Guard element is divided between seagoing crews and support crews. It conducts maritime safety and maritime law enforcement as well as defence-related operations. The support battalion contains a Military Police platoon as well as vehicle, armourers and supply units. The 1st Engineer Regiment provides military engineering support to
138-612: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Jamaica Defence Force The Jamaica Defence Force ( JDF ) is the combined military of Jamaica , consisting of an infantry Regiment and Reserve Corps, an Air Wing, a Coast Guard fleet and a supporting Engineering Unit. The JDF is based upon the British military model, with similar organisation, training, weapons and traditions. Once chosen, officer candidates are sent to one of several British or Canadian basic officer courses depending upon
161-525: The Bell 222 UT helicopter. On July 1, 2009, a Jamaica Defence Force Air Wing Bell 412EP helicopter was on its way back to Up Park Camp from a training mission when it began experiencing mechanical issues. The helicopter crashed into the ground at Up Park Camp, injuring the captain, his co-pilot and a crew member. A year after the JDF was formed in 1962, a naval arm, the Jamaica Sea Squadron
184-533: The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), in fighting drug smuggling and a rising crime rate which includes one of the highest murder rates in the world. JDF units actively conduct armed patrols with the JCF in high-crime areas and known gang neighbourhoods. There has been vocal controversy as well as support of this JDF role. In early 2005, an opposition leader, Edward Seaga , called for the merger of
207-545: The West Indies Federation . The dissolution of the Federation resulted in the establishment of the JDF. The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) comprises an infantry Regiment and Reserve Corps, an Air Wing, a Coast Guard fleet and a supporting Engineering Unit. The infantry regiment contains the 1st, 2nd and 3rd (National Reserve) battalions. The JDF Air Wing is divided into three flight units, a training unit,
230-723: The Green Bay Firing Range by members of the Jamaica Defence Force . The victims all hailed from the Higholborn Street and Gold Street areas of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) stronghold of South Side community in downtown Kingston . They were identified as being too closely linked to the opposition JLP and were singled out as being prime targets for assassination by members of the leading Peoples National Party (then headed by
253-597: The JDF and JCF. This move did not garner support in either organisation nor among the majority of citizens. The JDF also supports two military bands : Previous aircraft operated by the JDF Air Wing consisted of the Aero Commander 500 family , BN-2 Islander , Beechcraft Duke , Beechcraft King Air , Cessna Skymaster , Cessna 185 Skywagon , Cessna 210 , DHC-6 Twin Otter , Eurocopter AS355 Écureuil 2 , Bell UH-1 Iroquois , Bell 47G , Bell 212 , Bell 204/205 , and
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#1732765214662276-548: The JDF. The Headquarters JDF contains the JDF commander, command staff as well as intelligence, judge advocate office, administrative and procurement sections. On 5 January 1978, the JDF carried out a covert operation that came to be known as the Green Bay Massacre , in which five Jamaica Labour Party (JLF) supporters were shot dead after being lured to a military shooting range . A specially selected team of snipers led by Major Ian Robinson laid an ambush outside
299-584: The Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard. As of 2016, the Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard was staffed by 241 individuals. The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army and Coast Guard respectively. The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the army and Coast Guard respectively. Green Bay Massacre The Green Bay Massacre was a covert operation on 5 January 1978, in which five Jamaica Labour Party supporters were shot dead after being lured into an ambush at
322-458: The MIU operatives drove off, a specially selected team of snipers from the JDF, led by Major Ian Robinson was lying in ambush in the nearby hills. The soldiers were armed with L8 General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG), L2A2 Self Loading Rifles and Sterling Sub-Machine Guns with Browning 9mm pistols as sidearms. On the receipt of a pre-arranged signal from one of the MIU operatives which was the firing of
345-636: The Military was that the men were shot dead after they were surprised by a special Strike Force of soldiers doing target practice with guns smuggled into the country on the Jamaica Defence Force artillery firing range at Green Bay. This report did not stick, as the people of South Side demonstrated to protest against the killings. An official inquiry and Coroners' Inquest was later held in the Spanish Town Coroner's Court where
368-474: The Southside's' "POW Posse" which was a local gang operating in the area led by the now assassinated Franklyn Allen aka "Chubby Dread". There were fourteen men in this gang who were originally targeted for assassination. The men were promised jobs as drivers and bodyguards. The men, needing the arms and funding, agreed; and in the early hours of 5 January 1978, an army ambulance driven by an MIU operative, and
391-651: The arm of service. Enlisted soldiers are given basic training at JDF Training Depot Newcastle. As in the British model, NCOs are given several levels of professional training as they rise up the ranks. Additional military schools are available for speciality training in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The JDF is directly descended from the West India Regiments formed during
414-527: The conspiracy were all acquitted in June and July 1981 on no case submissions and those charged for the actual murders were acquitted on 8 February 1982 due to insufficient evidence. The Jamaica Labour Party refused the verdict but could do nothing to bring the perpetrators to justice as they were already acquitted by the Courts. The Michael Manley led PNP has always disavowed knowledge of the covert action that took
437-635: The now deceased Michael Manley ). The Military Intelligence Unit (M.I.U) was required by government members to take "all reasonable steps" to ensure removal either overtly or covertly of anyone who was deemed to be a threat to the island's security and to the smooth running of the PNP government. The operation was executed by undercover agents of the Military Intelligence Unit going into the Southside Community and infiltrating
460-728: The period of British rule . The regiments were used extensively by the British to garrison the Colony of Jamaica and possessions in the West Indies . Other units in the JDF heritage tree include the early colonial Jamaica Militia, the Kingston Infantry Volunteers of WWI and reorganised into the Jamaican Infantry Volunteers in WWII . The West India Regiments were reformed in 1958 as part of
483-411: The range while members of the JDF's Military Intelligence Unit (MIU) drove a group of JLF supporters towards them in an army ambulance. After the supporters exited the ambulance, an MIU soldier killed one member while the sniper team opened fire on the rest. Four supporters were killed and the remainder fled into nearby bushes. In recent years the JDF has been called upon to assist the nation's police,
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529-522: Was added. The squadron's initial vessels were three 63 ft wooden World War II torpedo recovery boats provided by the United States . They were commissioned “Her Majesty's Jamaican Ship” HMJS Yoruba (P1), HMJS Coromante (P2) and HMJS Mandingo (P3). A training team from the Royal Navy assisted with the unit's early development. In 1966 they changed names from the Jamaica Sea Squadron to
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