BOLKIAH GARRISON, Friday, 5 October 2018 – Thirty Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) personnel returned home safely on the 4 October 2018, after a 13-month deployment serving under the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
The Brunei contingent, headed by Major Khairul Azme bin Hj Mohidin, was welcomed by the guest of honour, Captain Yusuf bin Masron, RBN, Acting Joint Force Commander, in a ceremony at the Bolkiah Garrison Gymnasium.
Also present were the RBAF Chief of Staff, Deputy Services Commander, Commandants, Defence Adviser of Malaysia to Brunei Darussalam, Deputy Director of Operation of the Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF), senior officers and staff of the Ministry of Defence and RBAF.
The event started with the recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah, doa selamat then followed by detachment of badges and a photo session.
This August 2018, 30 RBAF personnel embedded under the Malaysian Battalion 850-6 (MALBATT 850-6) have flown to Lebanon to succeed their predecessors. Brunei Darussalam has been a part of the UNIFIL since 2008.
30 ANGGOTA KONTINJEN UNIFIL SELAMAT KEMBALI KE TANAH AIR
BOLKIAH GARISON, Jumaat, 5 Oktober 2018 – Seramai 30 anggota Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) yang menyertai misi pengaman Pasukan Interim Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu di Lubnan (UNIFIL) selama 13 bulan telah kembali ke tanah air pada 4 Oktober 2018.
Anggota-anggota ABDB tersebut, yang diketuai oleh Mejar Khairul Azme bin Hj Mohidin, telah disambut oleh Kepten Yusuf bin Masron, TLDB, Pemangku Pemerintah Angkatan Bersama ABDB, di dalam majlis sambutan kepulangan mereka di Dewan Gerak Badan Bolkiah Garison.
Turut hadir ialah Ketua Staf ABDB, Timbalan-Timbalan Pemerintah Angkatan Tentera, Komandan-Komandan, Penasihat Pertahanan Malaysia ke Negara Brunei Darussalam, Timbalan Pengarah Gerakan Polis Diraja Brunei, pegawai-pegawai kanan dan kakitangan Kementerian Pertahanan dan ABDB.
Majlis tersebut dimulakan dengan bacaan Surah Al-Fatihah, doa selamat seterusnya diikuti dengan pembukaan lencana dan sesi bergambar ramai.
Pada bulan Ogos tahun ini, 30 anggota ABDB di bawah Batalion Malaysia 850-6 (MALBATT 850-6) ini telah berangkat ke Lubnan untuk mengganti kontinjen yang baru. Negara Brunei Darussalam mula menyertai misi pengaman UNIFIL pada tahun 2008.