HMS Medway hosts Caribbean Chiefs of Defence Conference

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HMS Medway hosts Caribbean Chiefs of Defence Conference

Written by ZDK News（https://radiozdk.com/author/zdknews/） on September 8, 2021

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The UK Chief of Defence Staff, General Sir Nicholas Carter, has visited Antigua and

Barbuda to attend the second annual Caribbean Chiefs of Defence (CHOD) conference.

The aim of the annual conference is to strengthen defence relationships and

interoperability across the Caribbean region.

The conference was led by the Hon Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and

Barbuda and the current Chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

The CHODs discussed topics including, responding to natural disasters, the threat

posed by Serious Organised Crime, and opportunities for UK support to regional

defence initiatives.

The final session of the three-day conference was held on HMS Medway, the UK’s

permanent Caribbean patrol ship, which served as a setting to discuss regional

maritime security. This included talks around preparedness for Humanitarian Aid and

Disaster Response (HADR), and UK involvement in regional partnerships.

HMS Medway forms part of the UK’s Caribbean Task Group, which is poised ready to

respond to any natural disaster. RFA Wave Knight, the second ship within the Task

Group, has recently been supporting the US-led disaster relief effort in Haiti through the

provision of fuel and helicopter reconnaissance flights.

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