THAILAND, Friday, 22 August 2025 – Two officers from the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF), Major (U) Emad Hamdi bin Haji Sawal, Squadron Commander, 11 Squadron, No. 1 Wing, and Captain (U) Abdul Aziz bin Haji Zainalabidin, 2IC Squadron Commander, 43 Squadron, No. 4 Wing, participated in the ASEAN Air Forces Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Table Top Exercise (ASEAN AAF HADR TTX). This
significant event, hosted by the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), was held from 18 to 22 August 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Throughout the exercise, the participants involved discussed a series of agendas, including academic briefings on the Standard Operating Procedure for Regional Standby Arrangements and Coordination of Joint Disaster Relief and Emergency Response Operations (SASOP) as well as insights into ASEAN's existing policies and key programmes related to disaster management and humanitarian assistance. Moreover, the TTX provided the participants the avenue to exchange knowledge and experiences among ASEAN Air Forces. The TTX also aims to enhance the coordination of disaster relief efforts within the region, aligning with the revised ASEAN Air Forces Standard Operating Procedure for Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (AAF SOP-HADR).
This exercise also functions to forge increased interoperability and mutual understanding amongst the ASEAN Air Forces in the conduct of disaster relief operations. Furthermore, the TTX serves as a vital platform to further strengthen relations and consolidate the web of established network across the ASEAN Air Forces – for swifter and effective HADR operations within the region.
TUDB SERTAI ASEAN HADR TABLE TOP EXERCISE DI THAILAND
THAILAND, Juma'at, 22 Ogos 2025 – Dua Pegawai Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei (TUDB), Mejar (U) Emad Hamdi bin Haji Sawal, Pegawai Memerintah 11 Skuadron, Cawangan No.1, dan Kapten (U) Abdul Aziz bin Haji Zainalabidin, Timbalan Pegawai Memerintah Skuadron 43, Cawangan No. 4, telah menghadiri
ASEAN Air Forces Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Table
Top Exercise (ASEAN AAF HADR TTX). Eksesais tersebut telah dianjurkan oleh Tentera Udara Diraja Thailand (TUDT) dan berlangsung dari 18 hingga 22 Ogos 2025 bertempat di Bangkok, Thailand.
Peserta eksesais tersebut berpeluang untuk menghadiri taklimat akademik termasuk taklimat mengenai
Standard Operating Procedure for Regional Standby Arrangements and Coordination of Joint Disaster Relief and Emergency Response Operations (SASOP) serta penerangan mengenai polisi dan implementasi yang sedia ada mengenai pengurusan bencana alam dan operasi bantuan kemanusiaan pada tahap serantau. Dalam perkara ini juga, peserta terlibat juga berpeluang untuk berkongsi pengalaman serta pengetahuan dalam pengendalian operasi
HADR. Eksesais ini juga bertujuan untuk meningkatkan lagi kesalingoperasian dan penyelerasan operasi antara tentera udara negara-negara ASEAN disamping memastikan keberkesanan
ASEAN Air Forces Standard Operating Procedure for Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (AAF SOP-HADR) yang telahpun dikemaskini.
Selain itu,
TTX ini juga bertujuan untuk memperkukuhkan lagi jalinan hubungan profesional di kalangan
AAF, sekaligus meningkatkan persefahaman dan kecekapan perancangan dan perlaksanaan operasi
HADR di antara tentera udara negara-negara ASEAN.
