RIMBA AIR FORCE BASE, Wednesday, 04 April 2018 – Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) hosted the 24thExercise Airguard Exercise Planning Conference (EPC) at the Air Movement Centre (AMC), Rimba Air Force Base on 02 April 2018 until 04 April 2018.
The EPC meeting was co-chaired by Major (U) Haji Habil bin Haji Adol, Acting Commanding Officer of No.2 Wing, RBAirF andLieutenant ColonelTan Swee Kiat, Commanding Officer of 18 Divisional Air Defence Artillery Battalion (18 DA Bn), Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF).
The EPC was conducted for both parties to discuss on the coordination and planning for the upcoming 24thExercise Airguard through the joint conduct of exercise battle procedure and field deployment. The meeting concluded with the signing of the minute of the 24thExercise Airguard EPC followed with the exchange of memento.
On the sideline of the EPC, Lieutenant Colonel (U) Abdul Rahman bin Haji Durahman, Commander Operations Group RBAirF received a Courtesy Call from the Commanding Officer of 18 DA Bn RSAF at the Operations Group Headquarter, Rimba Air Force Base. The delegation also had the opportunity to visit various places and facilities for the training, including Bukit Agok Live Firing Range.
The EPC also aims to further enhance the defence relations and strengthen the bonds of mutual understanding and cooperation between the two air forces. This year’s exercise is scheduled to be held in Brunei Darussalam in October 2018.
TENTERA UDARA DIRAJA BRUNEI MENGHOSKAN MESYUARAT EKSESAIS AIRGUARD EXERCISE PLANNING CONFERENCE
RIMBA PANGKALAN TENTERA UDARA, Rabu, 04 April 2018 – Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei (TUDB) menghoskan Mesyuarat EksesaisAirguard Exercise Planning Conference (EPC) yang ke-24 telah diadakan di Pusat Pergerakan Udara (AMC), Pangkalan Tentera Udara Rimba dari 02 April 2018 hingga 04 April 2018.
Mesyuarat tersebut telah dipengerusikan bersama oleh Mejar (U) Haji Habil bin Haji Adol, Pemangku Pegawai Pemerintah No.2 Wing, TUDB danLeftenan KolonelTan Swee Kiat, Pegawai Pemerintah 18 Divisional Air Defence Artillery Battalion(18 DA Bn), Tentera Udara Republik Singapura (TURS).
Mesyuarat EPC tersebut bertujuan bagi Kedua-dua pihak membuat perbincangan bagi penyelarasan dan perancangan EksesaisAirguard yang ke-24 melalui pengendalian bersama latihan pertempuran dan field deployment. Mesyuarat tersebut diakhiri dengan penandatanganan minit mesyuarat EPC bagi EksesaisAirguard yang ke-24 dan diteruskan dengan pertukaran momento.
Selain mesyuarat tersebut, Leftenan Kolonel (U) Abdul Rahman bin Haji Durahman, Pemerintah Kumpulan Gerakan TUDB telah menerima Kunjungan Hormat daripada Pegawai Pemerintah 18 DA Bn TURS di Markas Kumpulan Gerakan, Pangkalan Tentera Udara Rimba. Rombongan delegasi juga berpeluang untukmelawat ke tempat-tempat kemudahan latihan termasuk kawasan padang tembak Bukit Agok.
Mesyuarat EPC tersebut juga berrtujuan untuk mengeratkan lagi hubungan tentera dan mengukuhkan ikatan persefahaman dan kerjasama di antara kedua-dua tentera udara. Eksesais tahun ini dijadualkan untuk dilaksanakan di Negara Brunei Darussalam pada Oktober 2018.