KOTA BELUD SABAH, Monday 26 Oktober 2015 – The closing ceremony of Exercise MALBRU SETIA 12/2015 and 10/2015 MERTAK BERSATU 10/2015 involving military from Company `A ‘ First Battalion (1Bn) Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF) and the combined personnel of Mortar Platoon from the 1Bn, Second Battalion (2Bn) and Third Battalion (3Bn) RBLF with the 3rd Bn Royal Malay Regiment (RMR) was held at the Malaysian Air Forces Shooting Range Kota Belud, Sabah.
Present as the guest of honor for the ceremony were Yang Berbahagia General Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi Bin Raja Mohamed Noor, Chief of Malaysian Army and Brigadier General Pengiran Dato Seri Pahlawan Aminan bin Pengiran Haji Mahmud, RBLF Commander.
Prior to the opening ceremony at the Malaysian Air Force Shooting Range, a demonstration of the final attack with the fire support from the Mortar Platoon of the RBLF and Malaysian Army and the Royal Malaysian Air Force air fire support were carried out. This was followed by the closing ceremony parade of MALBRU SETIA and Mertak Bersatu Exercises for 2015 led by the Commanding Officer of the 3rd Bn Royal Malay Regiment.
The ceremony proceeded with the signing of the Terms of Reference between the Chief of Malaysian Army and the RBLF Commander. Both guests of honour then removed the armbands of key personnel involved in the exercises before the RBLF Commander delivered his speech and officially closed both exercises. A prayer and a group photo session with members of the exercise marked the end of the ceremony.
MALBRU SETIA Exercise is an annual activity where the Malaysian Army and RBLF take turns being hosts while, Mertak Bersatu Exercise is conducted by the Malaysian Army and held every two years in Kota Belud, Sabah.
This exercise allows the integration deployment of ground troops of both armies, carried out in a tactical way through an update of a joint military exercise especially in the fire support and also to provide an opportunity to train and enhance skills of military personnel of both countries in the planning and implementation of joint fire support.
The RBLF is scheduled to host BRUMAL SETIA Exercise next year.
UPACARA PENUTUP EKSESAIS MALBRU SETIA SIRI 12/ 2015 DAN MERTAK BERSATU SIRI 10/2015
KOTA BELUD SABAH, Isnin 26 Oktober 2015
– Upacara penutup Eksesais MALBRU SETIA Siri 12/2015 dan Mertak Bersatu
Siri 10/2015 yang melibatkan anggota-anggota daripada Kompeni `A’ 1Bn
Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei (TDDB) dan gabungan anggota Platun Meriam
Katak 1Bn, 2Bn dan 3Bn TDDB bersama dengan 3Bn Rejimen Askar Melayu
Diraja (RAMD) telah dilaksanakan di Lapang Sasar Tentera Udara Malaysia
(LASARUD) Kota Belud, Sabah.
Hadir
selaku Tetamu Kehormat bagi upacara tersebut ialah Yang Berbahagia
Jeneral Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi Bin Raja Mohamed Noor, Panglima
Tentera Darat Malaysia (TDM) dan Yang Mulia Brigedier Jeneral Pengiran
Dato Seri Pahlawan Aminan bin Pengiran Haji Mahmud, Pemerintah TDDB.
Demonstrasi serangan akhir
dengan bantuan tembakan Meriam Katak gabungan dari TDDB dan TDM dan
bantuan tembakan daripada pesawat Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia (TUDM)
telah dilaksanakan di LASARUD sebelum acara dimulakan. Acara diteruskan
dengan upacara perbarisan penutupan Eksesais MALBRU SETIA dan Mertak
Bersatu bagi tahun 2015 yang diketuai Pegawai Pemerintah 3 RAMD.
Upacara
diteruskan dengan penandatanganan ‘Terms of Reference’ di antara
Panglima TDM dan Pemerintah TDDB. Acara kemudian diteruskan dengan
perlucutan `Toha’ yang disempurnakan oleh tetamu-tetamu kehormat dan
sususli dengan ucapan penutup daripada Pemerintah TDDB yang sekaligus
menutup rasmi kedua-dua eksesais tersebut. Upacara diakhiri dengan
bacaan doa selamat dan sesi bergambar ramai bersama anggota-anggota
eksesais yang terlibat.
Eksesais
MALBRU SETIA ialah acara tahunan dimana TDM dan TDDB secara
bergilir-gilir menjadi tuan rumah manakala Eksesais Mertak Bersatu
merupakan eksesais yang dikendalikan oleh TDM setiap dua tahun sekali di
Kota Belud, Sabah.
Eksesais
ini membolehkan integrasi pergerakan anggota tentera darat kedua-dua
tentera darat dan ianya dapat dilaksanakan secara taktikal menerusi
pengemaskinian latihan ketenteraan bersama khususnya dalam bantuan
tembakan dan juga memberi peluang untuk melatih dan memahirkan anggota
tentera kedua-dua negara dalam perancangan dan pelaksanaan bantuan
tembakan bersama.
TDDB seterusnya dijadualkan akan menjadi tuan rumah bagi Eksesais BRUMAL SETIA pada tahun hadapan.