BOLKIAH GARRISON, Monday, 15 October 2018 – Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd. Yussof, Second Minister of Defence, received a courtesy call from Major General John Raymond Boswell, Chief of Army, New Zealand Defence Force.
During the call, the Second Minister of Defence conveyed his congratulatory wishes to Major-General John Boswell on his recent appointment as the Chief of Army, New Zealand. Both sides also expressed pleasure over the positive progress in bilateral defence relations between Brunei Darussalam and New Zealand, notably through activities such as exchange of visits by defence and military officials, port visits as well as attendance to courses and training.
As part of his programme, Major General John Boswell also paid a call on the Acting Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sahat to reaffirm the military-to military ties between both armed forces.
Major General John Boswell’s appointment as Chief of Army, New Zealand Defence Force, took effect on 10 September 2018. He is in Brunei Darussalam from 13 to 16 October 2018 to witness the ongoing Exercise Kepimpinan between Royal Brunei Armed Forces and New Zealand Defence Force Officer Cadets. He also took the opportunity to visit the Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) Headquarters, Berakas Garrison.
Upon arrival at the RBLF Headquarters, Major General John Boswell was received by Brigadier General Dato Seri Pahlawan Awang Khairul Hamed bin Awang Haji Lampoh, Commander of the RBLF. He then inspected the Guard of Honour mounted by the personnel of First Battalion, RBLF. An official dinner hosted by the Commander of the RBLF was also held at the Officers’ Mess, Berakas Garrison. The dinner was attended by Deputy Commander of RBLF, senior officers and the New Zealand Officer Cadets and Command and Staff Course Alumni.
Major General John Boswell first visited Brunei Darussalam in 1996, participating in the bilateral exercise “Crossed Sword”, a mechanised infantry warfare exercise which the Royal Brunei Land Force hosted.
KUNJUNGAN HORMAT DARIPADA CHIEF OF ARMY, NEW ZEALAND DEFENCE FORCE
BOLKIAH
GARISON, Isnin, 15 Oktober 2018 – Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja
Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd. Yussof, Menteri Pertahanan Kedua telah menerima satu kunjungan hormat
daripada Mejar Jeneral John Raymond Boswell, Chief of Army, New Zealand
Defence Force (NZDF).
Semasa kunjungan tersebut, Yang Berhormat Menteri
Pertahanan Kedua telah merakamkan ucapan tahniah kepada Mejar Jeneral John
Raymond Boswell atas pelantikan beliau sebagai Chief of New Zealand
Army. Kedua belah pihak juga telah menyatakan rasa berpuas hati atas
perkembangan positif dalam hubungan pertahanan dua hala antara kedua
buah negara melalui pertukaran lawatan pertahanan dan ketenteraan,
lawatan kapal serta penyertaan dalam kursus dan latihan.
Sebahagian
program beliau, Mejar Jeneral John Boswell juga telah membuat kunjungan
hormat kepada Pemangku Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei
(ABDB), Brigedier Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah bin Haji
Sahat untuk mengesahkan semula hubungan ketenteraan antara kedua-dua
angkatan tentera.
Pelantikan Mejar Jeneral John Raymond Boswell
sebagai Panglima Tentera Darat New Zealand pada 10 September 2018.
Beliau berada di Negara Brunei Darussalam untuk menyaksikan Eksesais
Kepimpinan antara pegawai-pegawai kadet ABDB dan NZDF. Beliau juga
berkesempatan membuat lawatan ke Markas Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei
(TDDB), Berakas Garison.
Sejurus tiba di Markas TDDB, Mejar
Jeneral John Raymond Boswell disambut oleh Brigadier Jeneral Dato Seri
Pahlawan Awang Khairul Hamed bin Awang Haji Lampoh, Pemerintah TDDB.
Seterusnya menerima tabik hormat dan memeriksa Perbarisan Kawalan
Kehormatan yang terdiri daripada anggota Batalion Pertama TDDB. Bagi
mengalu-alukan kedatangan Mejar Jeneral John Boswell, satu Majlis Makan
Malam juga telah diadakan di Mes Pegawai, Berakas Garison yang dihoskan
oleh Pemerintah TDDB. Turut hadir ialah Timbalan Pemerintah TDDB, Ketua
Staf TDDB, Pegawai-Pegawai Kanan serta alumni Sekolah Pegawai Kadet dan
Kursus Maktab Turus New Zealand.
Mejar Jeneral John Boswell
pernah melawat Negara Brunei Darussalam pada tahun 1996, di mana beliau
telah menyertai latihan dua hala “Crossed Sword”, eksesais perang
“mechanised infantry” yang dianjurkan oleh Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei.