TERENDAK KEM, MELAKA, Tuesday, November 27, 2018 – The closing ceremony of the 28th ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet (AARM) took place at the Shooting Range, Terendak Camp, Melaka today, which was attended by Brigadier General Dato Seri Pahlawan Awang Khairul Hamed bin Awang Haji Lampoh, Commander of Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF).
Present as the guest of honour was General Dato’ Sri Panglima Haji Ahmad Hasbullah bin Haji Mohd Nawawi, the Chief of Army of the Malaysian Army. The closing ceremony commenced with a group photo session of ASEAN Chief of Armies and the witnessing of the final match for Match Rifle Falling Plate, followed by a Novelty match between the ASEAN Chief of Armies.
The RBLF Shooting contingent received various medals during the competition. In the Contingent Commander Novelty Match, Lieutenant Colonel Tamin bin Tuah succeeded in obtaining silver and Major Norranelwi bin Searan also won silver for the Rifle Match 2 (Individual). Lance Corporal Mohd Noor bin Haji Nordin obtained silver for the Rifle Match 2 (Individual) and won fourth place for the Overall Individual Rifle.
For the GPMG Match 5, the RBLF team won the bronze medal. During Pistol Ladies category of the ASEAN Match, both Lieutenant Ladyana binti Mohd Morshidi and Sergeant Seriwati binti Haji Ahmad succeeded in obtaining gold whereas for the pistol men category, Private Pg Ermy Maznizham bin Pg Haji Muhammad won a silver medal.
The ceremony continued with closing remarks by the Guest of Honour, the lowering of the AARM flag and flag handover from the Malaysian Chief of Army to Lieutenant General TNI Tatang Sulaiman, Deputy Chief of Army Staff, Indonesian Army, as the next host for the 29th AARM to be held in Bandung, Indonesia in 2019.
The AARM is an annual shooting competition participated by all ten ASEAN armies. It also provides a platform for the armies to interact and strengthen their camaraderie among each other.
UPACARA PENUTUP RASMI KEJOHANAN MENEMBAK TENTERA DARAT ASEAN AARM KALI KE-28
TERENDAK KEM, MELAKA, Selasa, 27 November 2018 – Upacara penutup kejohanan Menembak Tentera Darat ASEAN (ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet (AARM)) kali ke-28 telahpun diadakan di Lapang Sasar, Kem Terendak, Melak dan dihadiri oleh Yang Mulia Brigedier Jeneral Dato Seri Pahlawan Awang Khairul Hamed bin Awang Haji Lampoh, Pemerintah Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei.
Hadir selaku Tetamu Hormat ialah Jeneral Dato’ Sri Panglima Haji Ahmad Hasbullah bin Haji Mohd Nawawi, Panglima Tentera Darat Malaysia. Upacara penutup dimulakan dengan sesi bergambar ramai dengan Panglima-Panglima Tentera Darat ASEAN, dan seterusnya menyaksikan perlawanan
Match Rifle Falling Plate dan Perlawanan Menembak diantara Panglima-Panglima Tentera Darat ASEAN.
Kontinjen Penembak TDDB juga meraih beberapa pingat pada kejohanan semasa perlawanan tersebut. Leftenan Kolonel Tamin bin Tuah dan Mejar Norranelwi bin Searan telah memenangi satu perak semasa
Contingent Commander Novelty Match dan perlawanan
Team Manager Pistol masing-masing. Manakala, Lans Koperal Mohd Noor bin Haji Nordin telah memenangi perak bagi
Rifle Match 2 (Individual) dan mendapat tempat ke-empat bagi
Overall Individual Rifle.
Bagi
GPMG Match 5, kumpulan TDDB telah mendapat gangsa. Semasa Pistol Kumpulan Wanita, Leftenan Ladyana binti Mohd Morshidi dan Sarjan Seriwati binti Haji Ahmad telah masing-masing memenangi emas manakala bagi Pistol Kumpulan Lelaki, Soldadu Pg Ermy Maznizham bin Pg Haji Muhammad telah mendapat satu perak.
Upacara penutup oleh Tetamu Kehormat, menyaksikan menurunkan bendera kejohanan AARM dan penyerahan bendera daripada Panglima Tentera Darat Malaysia kepada Leftenan Jenderal TNI Tatang Sulaiman, Wakil Kepala Staf Tentera Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat selaku penganjur bagi AARM kali ke-29 yang akan kendalikan di Bandung, Indonesia pada 2019.
AARM merupakan pertandingan menembak tahunan tentera darat di kalangan sepuluh negara-negara ASEAN. Ia juga merupakan landasan bagi tentera darat untuk berinteraksi dan mengukuhkan hubungan persahabatan antara satu sama lain.