GUAM, Friday, 24 February 2023 – Two (2) Officers from the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) attend The Cope North 23 International Observer Programme held between 13 to 24 February 2023 at the Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Representing the RBAirF were Major (U) Muhammad Izdihar bin Haji Imran, a pilot from 11 Squadron, No. 1 Wing, Operations Group, RBAirF, and Major (Dr) Ranald bin Mohd Faizal, an Aviation Medical Officer.
The Cope North is a trilateral exercise between the United States Air Force (USAF), the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (Koku-Jeitai), and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) focusing on interoperability through combined tactics, techniques, and procedures for Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations. It calls international field grade officers from other countries, including Brunei Darussalam, with the opportunity to observe key parts of the exercise in the hope that they will participate in future operations.
The Cope North started as a bilateral exercise between USAF, and Japan established in 1978. It is now held annually at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam since 1999.
PEGAWAI-PEGAWAI TUDB MENGHADIRI PROGRAM PEMERHATI ANTARABANGSA BAGI EKSESAIS THE COPE NORTH 23 DI GUAM
GUAM, Jumaat, 24 Februari 2023 – Dua (2) Pegawai Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei (TUDB) menghadiri Program Pemerhati Antarabangsa (International Observer Programme) bagi Eksesais The Cope North bermula dari 13 Februari hingga 24 Februari 2023 di Pangkalan Tentera Udara Andersen, Guam. Mewakili TUDB ialah Mejar (U) Muhammad Izdihar bin Haji Imran, Juruterbang dari Skuadron 11, Cawangan No. 1, Kumpulan Gerakan, TUDB dan Mejar (Dr) Ranald bin Mohd Faizal, Pegawai Perubatan Penerbangan.
The Cope North merupai eksesais tiga hala diantara Tentera Udara Amerika Syarikat (USAF), Tentera Udara Pertahanan Jepun (Koku-Jeitai) dan Tentera Udara Diraja Australia (RAAF) yang mana memberi tumpuan kepada operasi bersama (interoperability) melalui gabungan taktik, teknik dan prosedur bagi operasi bantuan kemanusiaan dan bencana alam (Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief, HADR). Eksesais ini menjemput pegawai-pegawai operasi dari tentera-tentera antarabangsa, termasuk Negara Brunei Darussalam, dengan peluang untuk menjadi pemerhati kepada eksesais tersebut dengan harapan tentera-tentera antarabangsa akan ikut serta di masa hadapan.
Eksesais Cope North bermula sebagai eksesais dua-hala di antara USAF dan Jepun sejak tahun 1978. Eksesais ini telah dilaksanakan setahun sekali di Pangkalan Tentera Udara Andersen, Guam sejak tahun 1999.
