BOLKIAH GARRISON, Monday, 26 November 2018 – First Admiral Pengiran Dato Seri Pahlawan Norazmi bin Pengiran Haji Muhammad, RBN, Commander of Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) received courtesy call from Rear Admiral Murray Joe Tynch III, United States Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific (COMLOG WESTPAC), Commander Task Force 73, Singapore Area Coordinator, at the Ministry of Defence, Bolkiah Garrison. Accompanying Rear Admiral Murray Joe Tynch III was Commander Lucas Barlow, Chief of the Office of Defense Cooperation of the United States Embassy in Brunei Darussalam.
During the call, both sides exchanged views and highlighted matters of common interest including matters related to naval cooperation and training as well as educational visits and courses, where both sides hoped could be further enhanced and developed. Potential avenues of cooperation that can be explored between both countries in the future were also discussed.
After the courtesy call with the RBN Commander, COMLOG WESTPAC visited RBN at Muara Naval Base, which commenced with Naval Training Centre and followed by a visit onboard KDB DARUSSALAM. The visit ended with a lunch hosted by Fleet Commander of RBN, Captain Zil Husam bin Haji Abd Rahman, RBN, at RBN Officers’ Mess.
PEMERINTAH TLDB TERIMA KUNJUNGAN HORMAT DARIPADA UNITED STATES COMMANDER, LOGISTICS GROUP WESTERN PACIFIC
BOLKIAH GARISON, Isnin, 26 November 2018 – Laksamana Pertama Dato Seri Pahlawan Norazmi bin Pengiran Haji Muhammad, TLDB, Pemerintah Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei (TLDB) menerima kunjungan hormat daripada Rear Admiral Murray Joe Tynch III,
United States Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific (COMLOG WESTPAC), Commander Task Force 73, Singapore Area Coordinator di Kementerian Pertahanan, Bolkiah Garison. Mengiringi Rear Admiral Murray Joe Tynch III adalah Komander Lucas Barlow, Ketua Pejabat Koperasi Pertahanan dari Kedutaan Amerika Syarikat di Negara Brunei Darussalam.
Semasa kunjungan hormat tersebut, kedua belah pihak bertukar pendapat dan menyuarakan kepentingan bersama termasuk hal-hal yang berkaitan dengan kerjasama laut dan latihan, serta lawatan dan kursus pendidikan, di mana kedua-dua pihak berharap dapat dipertingkatkan dan dibangunkan bersama. Kedua belah pihak juga membincangkan peluang kerjasama yang boleh diterokai antara kedua-dua negara di masa akan datang.
Selepas kunjungan hormat dengan Pemerintah TLDB, COMLOG WESTPAC melawat TLDB di Pangkalan Muara, bermula dengan Pusat Latihan Tentera Laut dan seterusnya melawat KDB DARUSSALAM. Lawatan tersebut berakhir dengan makan tengah hari yang dihoskan oleh Pemerintah Armada TLDB, Kepten Zil Husam bin Haji Abd Rahman, TLDB, di Mes Pegawai TLDB.