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EXERCISE PENGUIN AIR PHASE 01/2020 ACTIVATED AT ROYAL BRUNEI AIR FORCE

RIMBA AIR FORCE BASE, Friday, 3 July 2020 – The first series of Exercise PENGUIN Air Phase, a joint exercise between Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) and Australian Defence Force (ADF) coordinated by the Joint Force Headquarters Royal Brunei Armed Forces (JFHQ RBAF) commenced with an opening ceremony that took place at the Air Movement Centre (AMC), Rimba Air Force Base on 29 June 2020. 

Exercise PENGUIN, involving the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) and Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) from the RBAF as well as the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) from ADF, is carried out in Brunei Darussalam, as the hosting country for this exercise, from 29 June to 14 July 2020. One Blackhawk S-70i from RBAirF, KDB DARUSSALAM and KDB DARUTTAQWA of RBN are involved in the joint exercise together with RAN as well as the P-8A Poseidon from RAAF.

Present as the Guest of Honour at the opening ceremony was Colonel Norhazalan bin Haji Abdullah, the Chief of Staff Joint Force Headquarters (COS JFHQ) RBAF. Also present were Lieutenant Colonel Dan Hauser, Australian Assistant Defence Attache to Brunei Darussalam, Commander Willie Mathias Padan, RBN, Fleet Chief of Staff RBN, Lieutenant Colonel (U) Hismawadi bin Haji Mohd Said, Acting Commander Ops Group RBAirF, and Squadron Leader Adam Steff, the Head of RAAF delegation. 

Exercise PENGUIN Air Phase 01/2020 aims to enhance mutual understanding and interoperability of the navies and air forces personnel and assets from both sides through interactions and joint exercises. 



EKSESAIS PENGUIN AIR PHASE SIRI 01/2020 DILANCARKAN DI TENTERA UDARA DIRAJA BRUNEI

PANGKALAN TENTERA UDARA RIMBA, Jumaat, 3 Julai 2020 – Eksesais PENGUIN Air Phase Siri 01/2020 merupakan eksesais bersama di antara Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) dan Angkatan Pertahanan Australia (APA) yang diselaraskan oleh Markas Angkatan Bersama, Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (MAB ABDB) telah dilancarkan dengan acara perasmian yang berlangsung di Pusat Pergerakan Udara, Pangkalan Tentera Udara Rimba pada 29 Jun 2020. 

Eksesais PENGUIN, melibatkan Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei (TLDB), Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei (TUDB) dari ABDB serta Tentera Laut Diraja Australia (TLDA) dan Tentera Udara Diraja Australia (TUDA) dari ADA, dijalankan di Negara Brunei Darussalam, selaku tuan rumah bagi eksesais ini, bermula dari 29 Jun sehingga 14 Julai 2020. Sebuah pesawat S-70i dari TUDB, KDB DARUSSALAM dan KDB DARUTTAQWA dari TLDB turut serta dalam latihan bersama TLDA dan pesawat P-8A Poseidon dari TUDA.

Hadir selaku Tetamu Kehormat pada acara perasmian adalah Kolonel Norhazalan bin Haji Abdullah, Ketua Staf MAB ABDB. Turut hadir adalah Leftenan Kolonel Dan Hauser, Atase Pertahanan Australia di Negara Brunei Darussalam, Komander Willie Mathias Padan, TLDB, Ketua Staf Armada TLDB, Leftenan Kolonel (U) Hismawadi bin Haji Mohd Said, Pemangku Pemerintah Kumpulan Gerakan TUDB, dan Squadron Leader Adam Steff selaku Ketua Delegasi TUDA.

Eksesais PENGUIN Air Phase 01/2020 bertujuan untuk meningkatkan persefahaman dan interoperability anggota-anggota Tentera Laut dan Tentera Udara dan aset-aset dari kedua buah negara melalui interaksi dan eksesais bersama.


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