RIMBA AIR FORCE BASE, THURSDAY, 29 FEBRUARY 2024 – Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, Commander of the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) received a courtesy call from Major General Mark A.Weber, Air National Guard Assistant to the PACAF Commander. Also present were Commander Bert R.Bratton, United States Defense Attache to Brunei Darussalam and Major Craig Hales, PACAF Country Director to Brunei.
Major General Weber was in Brunei to oversee the arrival of the two (02) F35 that is expected to arrive at the Air Movement Centre on Friday, 01 March 2024 making it the first ever 5th generation American fighter jet aircraft landing in Brunei Darussalam which the last time an American fighter jet aircraft to land in Brunei was the F-16 Fighting Falcon during the BRIDEX 2011 on 02 July 2011.
During the discussion, both parties explored possibilities and avenues for future mutual enhanced collaboration between both Air Forces, focusing on areas such as training, reciprocal visits, and the Subject Matter Expert exchanges of experiences on targeted capabilities.
PEMERINTAH TUDB MENERIMA KUNJUNGAN HORMAT DARI
AIR NATIONAL GUARD ASSISTANT TO THE PACAF COMMANDER
PANGKALAN TENTERA UDARA RIMBA, Khamis, 29 Februari 2024 – Brigedier Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, Pemerintah TUDB menerima Kunjungan Hormat daripada Mejar Jeneral Mark A. Weber,
Air National Guard Assistant to the PACAF Commander. Turut hadir adalah Kommander Bert R. Bratton, Atase Pertahanan Amerika Syarikat ke Brunei Darussalam dan Mejar Craig Hales, Pengarah Negara
PACAF ke Brunei.
Mejar Jeneral Weber berada di Brunei untuk mengawasi kedatangan dua (02) F35 yang dijangka tiba di Pusat Pergerakan Udara pada hari Jumaat, 01 Mac 2024, menjadikannya pertama kali pesawat pejuang generasi ke-5 Amerika mendarat di Brunei Darussalam. Kali terakhir pesawat pejuang Amerika mendarat di Brunei adalah pesawat F-16 Fighting Falcon semasa BRIDEX 2011 pada 02 Julai 2011.
Semasa perbincangan, kedua-dua pihak menerokai peluang dan cara untuk meningkatkan kerjasama bersama di antara kedua-dua Tentera Udara pada masa hadapan, dengan memberi tumpuan kepada bidang seperti latihan, lawatan bertukar, dan pertukaran pakar subjek tentang pengalaman berkaitan dengan keupayaan tertentu.
