GUAM, Saturday, 10 December 2022 – Two Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) personnel, Captain (U) Pengiran Mohammad Izzat bin Pengiran Sufri and Warrant Officer 2 (U) Mohamad Erwan bin Mohamed attended the Operation Christmas Drop (OCD) 2022 as part of International Observer in Andersen Air Force Base, Guam from 04 to 10 December 2022.
OCD is a Pacific Airforce (PACAF) event which includes a partnership between the 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan; the 36th Wing, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam; 734th Air Mobility Squadron, Andersen AFB of the 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii; the University of Guam; and the ‘Operation Christmas Drop’ private organization which leads the fundraising and donations for the operation. Andersen is used as a “base camp” to airlift the donated goods to islanders throughout the Federated States of Micronesia.
The U.S Air Force led the way on OCD and was joined this year by Air Force crews and aircraft from Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and India. Ten other nations Air Forces, including RBAirF sent observers to witness the mission in action.
The OCD 22 provides the RBAirF personnel with an opportunity to witness firsthand the techniques and standard operating procedures used and shared with regional partners in transporting humanitarian goods to countries in need in response of natural disasters.
ANGGOTA 15 SKUADRON, CAWANGAN NO. 1 HADIRI
OPERATION CHRISTMAS DROP 2022 DI PANGAKALAN TENTERA UDARA ANDERSEN, GUAM.
GUAM, Sabtu, 10 Disember 2022 – Dua anggota Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei (TUDB), Kapten (U) Pengiran Mohammad Izzat bin Pengiran Sufri dan Pegawai Waran 2 (U) Mohamad Erwan bin Mohamed telah menghadiri
Operation Christmas Drop (OCD) 2022 sebagai Pemerhati Antarabangsa bertempat di Pangkalan Tentera Udara Andersen, Guam daripada 04 hingga 10 Disember 2022.
OCD adalah acara Tentera Udara Pasifik (PACAF) yang merangkumi kerjasama antara
374th Airlift Wing, Pangkalan Udara Yokota, Jepun;
the 36th Wing, Pangkalan Tentera Udara Andersen, Guam;
734th Air Mobility Squadron, Andersen AFB of the 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing,
Joint Base
Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii; Universiti Guam; dan organisasi swasta ‘Operation Christmas Drop’ yang mengetuai pengumpulan dana dan derma bagi operasi itu. Pangkalan Tentera Udara Andersen digunakan sebagai “Base Camp” untuk mengangkut barangan yang didermakan kepada penduduk pulau di seluruh Persekutuan Micronesia.
OCD tahun ini diketuai oleh Tentera Udara Amerika Syarikat dan disertai oleh kru Tentera Udara dan pesawat dari Jepun, Korea Selatan, Australia, New Zealand dan India. Sepuluh Tentera Udara dari negara lain, termasuk TUDB telah menghantar pemerhati untuk menyaksikan misi itu dilaksanakan.
OCD 22 memberikan anggota TUDB peluang untuk menyaksikan sendiri teknik dan
Standard Operating Procedure yang digunakan dan dikongsikan bersama dengan rakan serantau dalam membawa bantuan kemanusiaan ke negara yang memerlukan sebagai tindak balas terhadap bencana alam.
