TANAH JAMBU, Monday, 7 December 2020 – The Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) hosted a Study Day entitled ‘The RBN Deployments: Sharing the Unfathomable Experiences’ at the Defence Academy Auditorium, Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF).
Present was Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (R) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Second Minister of Defence. Also present were the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), Services Commanders, Joint Force Commander, Deputy Permanent Secretaries, Directors and Commandants and senior officers and officers of the Ministry of Defence and RBAF.
The study day aims to share RBN’s experience in deployments and to impart practical knowledge on the role of RBN in extending MINDEF’s role in promoting defence diplomacy, bilaterally and multilaterally.
The presenters highlighted that RBN’s effort is based on the three defence strategies, ‘deterrence and response, defence diplomacy and holistic defence’ to achieve the seven key result areas, abbreviated as IKWONDAMAI. Among topics shared included the evolution of RBN from riverine to coastal, open waters to high seas in the international arena, RBN’s effort in defence diplomacy, recent participation in exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) amidst COVID19 pandemic, lessons learnt and observations through RBN deployments as well as sharing experiences from the medical officer perspectives.
TENTERA LAUT DIRAJA BRUNEI ADAKAN HARI PENGAJIAN
TANAH JAMBU, Isnin, 7 Disember 2020 – Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei (TLDB) telah menganjurkan Hari Pengajian yang bertajuk ‘The RBN Deployments: Sharing the Unfathomable Experiences’ di Auditorium Akademi Pertahanan, Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB).
Hadir adalah Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (B) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Menteri Pertahanan Kedua. Turut hadir adalah Setiausaha Tetap Kementerian Pertahanan, Pemerintah-pemerintah Angkatan Tentera, Pemerintah Angkatan Bersama, Pengarah-pengarah dan Komandan-komandan, Pegawai-pegawai Kanan dan pegawai-pegawai Kementerian Pertahanan dan ABDB.
Hari pengajian ini bertujuan untuk mengongsikan pengalaman TLDB dalam deploimen dan memberikan pengetahuan praktikal mengenai peranan TLDB untuk memperluaskan peranan Kementerian Pertahanan dalam mempromosikan diplomasi pertahanan pada tahap dua hala dan pelbagai hala.
Para penceramah menekankan bahawa usaha TLDB adalah berdasarkan tiga strategi pertahanan iaitu pencegahan dan tindak balas, diplomasi pertahanan dan pertahanan holistik bagi mencapai tujuh bidang hasil utama, singkatannya ‘IKWONDAMAI’.
Di antara topik yang telah dikongsikan merangkumi evolusi TLDB dari rondaan sungai dan kawasan persisiran pantai, perairan terbuka ke dasar laut antarabangsa, usaha TLDB dalam diplomasi pertahanan, penyertaan dalam latihan Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) di pertengahan wabak COVID-19, pengajaran yang diperolehi melalui deploimen TLDB.serta perkongsian pengalaman dari perspektif pegawai perubatan.