ROYAL BRUNEI AIR FORCE BASE, Tuesday, 19 February 2019– The Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) received visit from Major General John P. Pete Johnson, Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and was welcomed by Lieutenant Colonel (U) Sufian bin Haji Ahmad, Commanding Officer No.1 Wing RBAirF and Lieutenant Colonel (U) Pengiran Hasrul Ariffin bin Pengiran Haji Rosley, Commanding Officer No.5 Wing RBAirF.
During the visit, Major General John P. Pete Johnson was accompanied to visit the RBAirF Hangar A and Hangar B buildings to have closer look at some of RBAirF assets such as the S70i and S70A helicopters.
Throughout the visit, both sides has shared their experiences, views and information especially on the roles and responsibility of No.1 Wing RBAirF as well as in terms of the engineering and capabilities of the aircrafts and also issues related to the maintenance of the Blackhawk aircraft.
The visit was concluded with a mementoexchange between the two parties followed by a group photo.
LAWATAN DEPUTY COMMANDING GENERAL, U.S. ARMY PACIFIC, U.S. INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND, AMERIKA SYARIKAT KE TENTERA UDARA DIRAJA BRUNEI
PANGKALAN TENTERA UDARA DIRAJA BRUNEI, Selasa, 19 Februari 2019 – Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei (TUDB) menerima lawatan daripada Mejar Jeneral John P. Pete Johnson, Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Amerika Syarikat dan telahdisambut oleh Leftenen Kolonel (U) Mohamad Sufian bin Awang Ahmad, Pegawai Pemerintah No.1 Wing, TUDB dan Leftenen Kolonel (U) Pengiran Hasrul Ariffin bin Pengiran Haji Rosley, Pegawai Pemerintah No.5 Wing, TUDB.
Semasa lawatan tersebut, Mejar Jeneral John P. Pete Johnson telah diiring untuk melawat ke bangunan Hangar Adan Hangar B,Pangkalan TUDB untuk melihat secara dekat beberapa aset TUDB seperti pesawat helikopter S70i dan S70A.
Disepanjang lawatan tersebut, kedua belah pihak telah berkongsi pengalaman, pandangan dan juga maklumat terutama sekali dari segi peranan dan tanggungjawab No.1 Wing TUDB, kejuruteraan dan keupayaan pesawat-pesawat serta membincangkan isu serta perkara yang berhubungkait dengan pengurusan baik-pulih pesawat Blackhawk TUDB.
Lawatan tersebut diakhiri dengan pertukaran cenderahati diantara kedua belah pihak diikuti dengan bergambar ramai.