RIMBA AIR FORCE BASE, Sunday, 30 October 2022 – Two Black Hawk S-70i from the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) will be taking part in the Indo Defence Expo and Forum that will be held for 04 days from 02 November 2022 until 05 November 2022 at the Jakarta International Expo, Indonesia. A total of 16 personnel consisting of aircrew and engineers from the 11 Squadron, No. 1 Wing and 51 Squadron, No. 5 Wing will participate in the journey, led by Lieutenant Colonel (U) Muhammad Walee bin Haji Roslie, Commanding Officer of No. 1 Wing, RBAirF.
The deployment will mark the first long range navigation this year after Brunei Darussalam entered its endemic phase since the COVID-19 outbreak. The crew held its pre-departure flight briefing at the Air Movement Center (AMC) Briefing Room and the flight was authorized by Colonel (U) Haji Hishamuddin bin Haji Abidin, the Commander of Operations Group, RBAirF.
Present to send off the deployment was Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, RBAirF Commander along with the RBAirF Board of Executives and Senior Officers. Families and colleagues were also given the opportunity to bid their well wishes and safe travels to the personnel involved in the deployment. The ceremony was further blessed with the recitation of Doa Selamat led by the Religious Teacher of RBAirF before the crew walked out for a group photo and embark on their journey.
ANGGOTA TUDB BERLEPAS BAGI NAVIGASI JARAK JAUH KE JAKARTA, INDONESIA.
PANGKALAN TENTERA UDARA RIMBA, Ahad, 30 Oktober 2022 – Sebanyak dua buah pesawat Black Hawk S-70i dari Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei (TUDB) akan menyertai Indo Defence Expo and Forum selama 04 hari bermula 02 November 2022 hingga 05 November 2022 bertempat di Expo Antarabangsa Jakarta, Indonesia. Seramai 16 anggota yang terdiri dari juruterbang, anak buah pesawat dan jurutera dari 11 Skuadron, Cawangan No. 1 dan 51 Skuadron, Cawangan No. 5 akan membuat perjalanan tersebut yang diketuai oleh Leftenan Kolonel (U) Muhammad Walee bin Haji Roslie, Pegawai Pemerintah, Cawangan No. 1, TUDB.
Navigasi jarak jauh tersebut merupakan yang pertama dibuat pada tahun ini selepas Brunei Darussalam mengisytiharkan fasa endemik dari mula melandanya wabak COVID-19. Kru pesawat dan anggota mengadakan taklimat penerbangan bertempat di Bilik Taklimat Pusat Gerakan Udara dan kebenaran ditandatangani oleh Kolonel (U) Haji Hishamuddin bin Haji Abidin, Pemerintah Kumpulan Gerakan, TUDB.
Hadir pada majlis tersebut ialah Brigedier Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, Pemerintah TUDB berserta Badan Eksekutif TUDB and Pegawai-pegawai Kanan. Keluarga serta rakan sekerja juga turut hadir bagi sama-sama memberi semangat dan mendoakan keselamatan bagi anggota yang terlibat. Majlis turut diberkati dengan bacaan Doa Selamat oleh oleh Guru Ugama TUDB sebelum kru pesawat membuat perjalanan keluar ke pesawat untuk bergambar ramai dan memulakan perjalanan mereka.
