RIMBA AIR FORCE BASE, Tuesday, 07 November 2023 - Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, the Commander of the RBAirF received an office call from Colonel Marcel Xu, Commander Participation Command (PC), RSAF accompanied by its Defence Adviser, Colonel Chee Peter, Lieutenant Colonel Tan Hiok Sen, Command Safety Officer, PC, Lieutenant Colonel Irving Chieng, Commander Brunei Helicopter Detachment (BHC) and Captain Yeo Eng Chow, Staff Officer (SO).
Amongst those discussed were current and new capability development as well as its human resources capacity building to include training; and exercises; as well as Subject Matter Expert Exchanges (SMEE). Additionally, ideas to expand the future of Exercise Airguard reaching its 30th year iteration since 1994, to consider the incorporation of other elements of the Operations Group such as the use of UAS. This was further elaborated during the second working call with Lieutenant Colonel (U) Mohd Hairy Erwandy bin Haji Raya, Acting Commander Operations Group (COG) on the same day.
This engagement aims to further enhance future interactions on areas of mutual benefit for both Air Forces’. A hosted dinner by Acting COG attended by Colonel (U) Hishamuddin bin Abidin, Director of His Majesty the Sultan’s Flight who was the previous COG also held at Tarindak D’Seni to conclude the visit.
TUDB TERIMA KUNJUNGAN KERJA DARIPADA PEMERINTAH PARTICIPATION COMMAND, TENTERA UDARA REPUBLIK SINGAPURA (TURS)
PANGKALAN TENTERA UDARA RIMBA, Selasa, 07 November 2023 – Brigedier Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, Pemerintah TUDB menerima kunjungan kerja daripada Kolonel Marcel Xu, Commander Participation Command (PC), Tentera Udara Republik Singapura (TURS). Hadir bersama beliau ialah Penasihat Pertahanan, Kolonel Chee Peter, Leftenan Kolonel Tan Hiok Sen, Command Safety Officer, PC, Leftenan Kolonel Irving Chieng, Commander Brunei Helicopter Detachment (BHC) and Kapten Yeo Eng Chow, Staff Officer (SO).
Antara yang telah dibincangkan adalah perkembangan keupayaan pada masa kini dan hadapan dalam bidang-bidang peningkatan kemahiran termasuk kapasiti sumber tenaga manusia yang merangkumi latihan dan eksesais; serta Pertukaran dan Perkongsian Kepakaran (SMEE). Disamping itu, dengan mengambil kira pencapaian 30 tahun semenjak Eksesais Airguard ditubuhkan pada 1994, pertimbangan penambahan penglibatan elemen-elemen dan aset-aset lain seperti UAS dalam latihan-latihan dimasa akan datang juga telah dibincangkan. Perkara ini telah dihuraikan dengan lebih lanjut semasa kunjungan kerja kedua bersama Leftenan Kolonel (U) Mohd Hairy Erwandy bin Haji Raya, Pemangku Pemerintah Kumpulan Gerakan (Pmk Pem Kump Gkn) pada hari yang sama.
Kunjungan ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan interaksi dalam bidang-bidang kepentingan bersama bagi kedua-dua buah Angkatan Tentera Udara. Bagi mengakhiri kunjungan kerja ini, acara makan malam yang dihoskan oleh Pmk Pem Kump Gkn yang turut dihadiri oleh Kol (U) Hishamuddin bin Abidin, Pengarah Pejabat Penerbangan KDYMM iaitu Mantan Pem Kump Gkn telah diadakan bertempat di Tarindak D’Seni.