RIMBA, Friday 18 Oct 2013 – Brunei Darussalam remains committed to its peacekeeping mission with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). This time 16 RBAF personnel are to be deployed in Lebanon to supervise peacekeeping and security mission in the country.
A sending-off ceremony was held at the Royal Brunei Air Force Base in Rimba this morning. Present as the guest of honor handed the national flag was the Deputy Minister of Defence, Dato Paduka Haji Mustappa bin Haji Sirat. The peacekeeping contingent will join troops from Malaysia under the command of Malaysian Battalion 850-1(MALBATT 850-1).
The contingents consists of two officers and 14 other ranks will be led by 581 Major Rudie Asmawai bin Haji Abidin is made up of 806 Capt Hazimin bin Haji Abdullah, SSgt M. Noor bin Haji Abdullah, 11967 Sgt Ali Rahman bin Murah, 13014 Sgt Morsidi bin Awang Damit, 14733 Cpl Awang Mohd Azmi bin Haji A. Abdullah, 14317 LCpl Roslan bin Haji Yussof. 16119 LCpl Amzani bin Mail, 16814 LCpl Ak Osman bin Pg Abdul Hamid, 17387 LCpl Amaluddin bin Tinggal, 17754 LCpl Haji Awang Asmat bin Haji Besar, 17836 LCpl Mohd Izuddin bin Awang Bakar, 18325 LCpl Hisham bin Adi, 17284 Pvt Mohd Azrol bin Awang Aji, 20446 WO1 Hjh Rohayah binti Haji Timbang and 21328 Cpl Siti Azlina binti Haji Awang Asli.
Also present were the Commander of RBAF, Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Aminuddin Ihsan bin Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Haji Abidin, Malaysian High Commissioner to Negara Brunei Darussalam, members of Defence Executive Committee(DEC), Services Commanders and Commandants, RBAF Senior Officers and Officers as well as families.
The deployment of Brunei Darussalam contingents to Lebanon is in line with the United Nation’s mandate. It is also an opportunity to demonstrate RBAF commitment in UN peacekeeping forces.
16 ANGGOTA PENGAMAN ABDB SERTAI UNIFIL
RIMBA, Jumaat 18 Okt 2013 – Seramai 16 anggota ABDB akan mengikuti penugasan misi pengamanan dalam Malaysian Battalion 850-1 (MALBATT 850-1) bagi misi United Nation Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
Majlis
Perbarisan Pemergian bagi anggota-anggota pengaman ABDB telah
berlangsung di Pengkalan Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei (TUDB), Rimba pagi
ini. Hadir selaku tetamu kehormat majlis ialah Timbalan Menteri
Pertahanan, Dato Paduka Haji Mustappa bin Haji Sirat telah menyerahkan
bendera negara kepada ketua kontinjen.
Kontinjen
pengaman di bawah UNIFIL diketuai oleh 581 Mejar Rudie Asmawai bin Haji
Abidin dan terdiri dari 806 Kapt Hazimin bin Haji Abdullah, SSjn M.
Noor bin Haji Abdullah, 11967 Sjn Ali Rahman bin Murah, 13014 Sjn
Morsidi bin Awang Damit, 14733 Kpl Awang Mohd Azmi bin Haji A. Abdullah,
14317 LKpl Roslan bin Haji Yussof. 16119 LKpl Amzani bin Mail, 16814
LKpl Ak Osman bin Pg Abdul Hamid, 17387 LCpl Amaluddin bin Tinggal,
17754 LKpl Haji Awang Asmat bin Haji Besar, 17836 LKpl Mohd Izuddin bin
Awang Bakar, 18325 LKpl Hisham bin Adi, 17284 Sld Mohd Azrol bin Awang
Aji, 20446 PW1 Hjh Rohayah binti Haji Timbang dan 21328 Kpl Siti Azlina
binti Haji Awang Asli.
Turut
hadir ialah Pemerintah ABDB, Mejar Jeneral Dato Paduka Seri Haji
Aminuddin Ihsan bin Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Haji
Abidin, Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Malaysia ke Negara Brunei Darussalam,
Ahli-ahli Jawatankuasa Eksekutif Pertahanan, Pemerintah-Pemertintah
Tentera dan Komandan, pegawai-pegawai kanan ABDB dan ahli-ahli keluarga
anggota ABDB.
Penghantaran
kontinjen Negara Brunei Darussalam ke Lubnan adalah sejajar dengan
mandat Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (PBB). Ianya juga sebagai satu
peluang untuk ABDB menunjukkan komitmen Negara Brunei Darussalam dalam
pasukan pengamanan PBB.