RIMBA AIR FORCE BASE, Friday, 11 November 2017 – Commander of Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF), Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Shahril Anwar bin Haji Ma’awiah received a courtesy call from Rear Admiral Donald Gabrielson, Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific (COMLOG WESTPAC), Commander, Task Force 73 (CTF-73), United States Navy.Rear Admiral Donald Gabrielson was in Brunei Darussalam for the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2017 from 6 to 10 November 2017. CARAT is a bilateral exercise series between the United States Navy and the armed forces of nine partner nations in South and Southeast Asia, including Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor-Leste.
CARAT Exercise aims to enhance regional military-to-military cooperation, build friendship and strengthen professional skills among participating forces. As one of the original CARAT partners, Brunei Darussalam, the RBAF in particular, has been part of CARAT since the exercise began in 1995.
Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Shahril Anwar bin Haji Ma’awiah and Rear Admiral Donald Gabrielson discussed on areas to enhance and strengthen the existing bilateral relations.
KUNJUNGAN HORMAT DARI PEMERINTAH LOGISTICS GROUP WESTERN PACIFIC AND TASK FORCE 73, UNITED STATED NAVY
PANGKALAN TENTERA UDARA RIMBA, Isnin, 06 November 2017– Pemerintah Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei (TUDB), Brigedier Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Shahril Anwar bin Haji Ma’awiah menerima kunjungan hormat dari Rear Admiral Donald Gabrielson, Pemerintah Kumpulan Lojistik Pasifik Barat dan Pemerintah Pasukan Bertindak 73 (Commander Logistics Group Western Pasific and Commander Task Force 73).
Rear Admiral Donald Gabrielsonberada di Negara Brunei Darussalam bagi eksesais Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2017 dari 6 hingga 10 November 2017. CARAT merupakan siri latihan dua hala antara Tentera Laut Amerika Syarikat dan angkatan tentera dari sembilan negara rakan kongsi di Asia Selatan dan Asia Tenggara, termasuk Bangladesh, Brunei, Kemboja, Indonesia, Malaysia, Filipina, Singapura, Thailand dan Timor-Leste.
Eksesais CARAT bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kerjasama ketenteraan serantau, membina persahabatan dan mengukuhkan kemahiran profesional di kalangan angkatan tentera yang mengambil bahagian. Sebagai salah satu rakan CARAT, Brunei Darussalam, ABDB khususnya, telah menjadi sebahagian daripada CARAT sejak latihan ini bermula pada tahun 1995.
Brigedier Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Shahril Anwar bin Haji Ma’awiah dan Rear Admiral Donald Gabrielson membincangkan perkara-perkara bagi memperkukuhkan hubungan pertahanan dan persahabatan diantara kedua.