A pair of female soldiers with the Royal Bermuda Regiment are set to be the first women in the battalion trained in searching for explosives.
Lance Corporal Co-shae Bartrum and Lance Corporal Ashley Grant are both undergoing training in Barbados as part of Exercise Tradewinds 2024. They are joined there by Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Runekco Edwards, who is delivering explosive ordnance disposal training alongside counterparts from French, US and Mexican forces.
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Source: The Royal Gazette
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