MANILA, PHILIPPINES 6 May 2017- The Commander of Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF), Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Shahril Anwar bin Haji Ma’awiah led a delegation to Manila, Republic of Philippines to attend the 14th ASEAN Air Chief Conference (AACC).
The conference saw ASEAN Air Force Chiefs converging, under the chairmanship of the Commanding General of the Philippine Air Force, to discuss and further explore areas of cooperation among air forces of ASEAN. This year, the conference was themed, “ASEAN Air Forces: Partnering for change, Jointly Engaging for Greater Peace and Security”.
Among the significant milestones of the AACC this year were the launching of the ASEAN Airforce Standard Operating Procedure on Humanitarian Disaster Response and the AACC website. The conference concluded with the AACC chairmanship handed to the Chief of the Republic og Singapore Air Force, Major General Mervyn Tan Wei Ming.
On the sidelines of the conference, the RBAirF Commander had bilateral calls with his counterparts from Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand.
The Royal Brunei Air Force hosted the 6th AACC in August 2009 in Bandar Seri Begawan.
