RIMBA AIR FORCE BASE, Monday, 17 October 2022 – Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, Commander of Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) received a Courtesy Call from Group Captain Nick Paton, the outgoing Super Puma Force Commander today. Also in attendance were the incoming Force Commander, Group Captain Chris Royston-Airey and the United Kingdom Defence Adviser to Brunei Darussalam, Group Captain Graeme Davis.
The outgoing Force Commander thanked the RBAirF Commander for the hospitality and the assistance provided to the RAF personnel currently stationed in Rimba Air Force Base (Rimba AFB). The two sides then proceeded to discuss on enhancing the relationship between the two air forces which can include more practical interactions such as exchanges of personnel, training and expertise, airmen to airmen talks and an air working group.
Group Captain Nick Paton joined the RAF as a pilot in 1999 and his operational tours included Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 2009 for his leadership and courage during an operation in Afghanistan in 2008.
PEMERINTAH TUDB MENERIMA KUNJUNGAN HORMAT DARIPADA PEMERINTAH ANGKATAN SUPER PUMA
PANGKALAN TENTERA UDARA RIMBA, Isnin, 17 Oktober 2022 – Brigedier Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlwan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, Pemerintah Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei (TUDB) pada hari ini telah menerima Kunjungan Hormat daripada Group Captain Nick Paton, Pemerintah Angkatan Super Puma Royal Air Force (RAF) yang akan bertukar jawatan. Turut menyertai kunjungan tersebut adalah Pemerintah Angkatan Super Puma yang baharu, Group Captain Chris Royston Airey serta Penasihat Pertahanan United Kingdom ke Negara Brunei Darussalam, Group Captain Graeme Davis.
Group Captain Nick Paton menyatakan penghargaan beliau kepada Pemerintah TUDB di atas segala pertolongan dan sumbangan yang telah diberikan kepada anggota-anggota RAF yang pada masa ini bertugas di Pangkalan Tentera Udara Rimba (PTU Rimba). Kedua belah pihak juga membincangkan mengenai keperluan dan peluang untuk memperbaiki lagi hubungan dua hala ini dengan interaksi yang lebih praktikal seperti pertukaran anggota, latihan dan kepakaran, airmen to airmen talk serta menubuhkan kelompok kerja udara.
Group Captain Nick Paton menyertai RAF sebagai juruterbang pada tahun 1999 dan tugasan operasi beliau termasuk bertugas di Ireland Utara, Iraq dan Afghanistan. Beliau dianugerahkan Distinguished Flying Cross pada tahun 2009 atas kepimpinan dan keberaniannya semasa salah satu operasi di Afghanistan pada tahun 2008.
