Rimba Air Force Base, Thursday, 10 February 2022 – Major General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sahat, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), made a farewell visit to the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) at Rimba Air Force Base, under the current COVID-19 early endemic guidelines.
Upon arrival at the RBAirF Headquarters, the Commander of RBAF was greeted by Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, RBAirF Commander, and received an Honorary Salute where he inspected a Guard of Honour. Also in attendance were the RBAF Commander’s delegation and the RBAirF Board of Executives.
The visit then commenced with a tree-planting ceremony in the premises of the RBAirF Headquarters, a tradition long held by the RBAirF in conjunction with farewell visits of RBAF Commanders. The RBAF Commander then officiated the opening of the Luagan Simpur Park, an outdoor recreation area with a trekking path. This was followed by a brief visit to the ASEAN Air Chiefs Conference (AACC) Mini Park officiated when the RBAirF hosted the 2019 AACC during the RBAF Commander’s tenure as RBAirF Commander.
The RBAF Commander then proceeded with a get-together and interaction session with RBAirF Headquarters and No. 7 Wing Personnel at the RBAirF Gymnasium before joining the Operations and Support Group for similar engagements at Hangars A and B, respectively.
The grand finale of the visit was held at the Air Movement Centre (AMC) and started with the RBAirF Commander speech, where he expressed gratitude and appreciation to the RBAF Commander for his guidance and imparting of knowledge throughout his Air Force service as well as during his current tenure as RBAF Commander. He recalled the achievements that the RBAF Commander has recorded throughout his illustrious career and the example he has set. This was followed by a presentation of mementoes from officers, personnel and the civilian staff working with the RBAirF.
The RBAF Commander then delivered his speech, where he expressed his appreciation to all ranks of the RBAirF for organising the event. He then emphasised professionalism, religious values and always remembering the roles and responsibilities of the armed forces towards national security. Next, the RBAF Commander was escorted to the AMC apron for a group photo that was in the formation of a Hawk Fighter Aircraft, one that the RBAF Commander was qualified to pilot.
This was then followed with an official luncheon held in the AMC, the signing of the commemorative parchment and concluded with a farewell flight.
LAWATAN PERPISAHAN DARI PEMERINTAH ANGKATAN BERSENJATA DIRAJA BRUNEI KE TENTERA UDARA DIRAJA BRUNEI
Pangkalan Tentera Udara Rimba, Khamis, 10 Februari 2022 –Mejar Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sahat, Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei telah membuat Lawatan Perpisahan ke Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei (TUDB) yang bertempat di Pangkalan Tentera Udara Rimba, menurut garis pandu semasa Fasa Endemik COVID-19.
Sejurus tiba di Markas TUDB, Pemerintah ABDB telah disambut oleh Brigedier Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, Pemerintah TUDB dan menerima Tabik Hormat serta memeriksa Kawalan Kehormatan. Turut hadir adalah rombongan Pemerintah ABDB dan Badan Eksekutif TUDB.
Lawatan tersebut diikuti dengan acara menanam pokok di perkarangan Markas TUDB, yang merupakan salah satu tradisi TUDB pada setiap lawatan perpisahan Pemerintah-Pemerintah ABDB. Pemerintah ABDB kemudian merasmikan Taman Luagan Simpur yang merupakan kawasan riadah yang juga mempunyai laluan trek. Ini diikuti dengan lawatan ke Taman Mini ASEAN Air Chiefs Conference (AACC), iaitu sebuah taman kenangan yang dibuka semasa TUDB menghoskan AACC pada tahun 2019, iaitu semasa Pemerintah ABDB memegang tampuk kepimpinan TUDB.
Pemerintah ABDB kemudian dijemput ke Dewan Gerak Badan bagi acara ramah mesra bersama pegawai-pegawai serta anggota-anggota Markas TUDB dan Cawangan No. 7, sebelum bergerak ke Hangar A dan B di mana acara serupa bersama Kumpulan Gerakan dan Bantu diadakan.
Acara kemuncak lawatan tersebut dikendalikan di Pusat Pergerakan Udara (PPU) dan dimulakan dengan penyampaian ucapan dari Pemerintah TUDB di mana beliau menyatakan terima kasih dan penghargaan kepada Pemerintah ABDB di atas bimbingan dan perkongsian pengetahuan di sepanjang khidmatnya di TUDB serta sebagai Pemerintah ABDB. Beliau juga mengimbas kembali pencapaian-pencapaian yang diperolehi oleh Pemerintah ABDB sepanjang perkhidmatan beliau dan teladan yang patut dicontohi. Ini diikuti oleh penyampaian cenderahati dari pegawai-pegawai, anggota dan juga kakitangan awam TUDB.
Ini diikuti dengan ucapan daripada Pemerintah ABDB di mana beliau menzahirkan penghargaannya kepada semua peringkat di atas acara yang telah diungkayahkan sempena perpisahannya. Pemerintah ABDB kemudian menekankan kepentingan aspek-aspek profesionalisme, kerohanian dan sentiasa mengingati peranan dan tanggungjawab anggota tentera terhadap keselamatan negara. Seterusnya, beliau dijemput untuk bergambar ramai di apron PPU dengan bentuk formasi sebuah pesawat pejuang Hawk, di mana Pemerintah ABDB sendiri layak untuk menerbangkan.
Acara ini kemudian diikuti dengan makan tengah hari rasmi di PPU, penandatanganan lembaran kenangan dan diakhiri dengan Pemerintah ABDB menaiki pesawat untuk penerbangan perpisahan.