MUARA, Thursday 20 June 2013 - His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar `Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, Minister of Defence and Supreme Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Force (RBAF) consented to visit the exercise areas of the on-going ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief and Military Medicine Exercise (ADMM PLUS HADR & MM Ex) both in Temburong District and Mentiri. The itinerary of His Majesty visit began at the Multi National Coordination Centre (MNCC) this morning.

Upon arrival at the Royal Brunei Naval Base helipad, His Majesty were greeted by the Minister of Energy, Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Singamanteri Colonel (Retired) Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Awang Haji Mohammad Yasmin bin Haji Umar, Deputy Minister of Defence, Dato Paduka Haji Mustappa bin Haji Sirat and  Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Aminuddin Ihsan bin Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Haji Abidin, Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF).

At MNCC, His Majesty was greeted by the Chairman of the ADMM-Plus HADR & MM Ex / Exercise Director., First Admiral Dato Seri Pahlawan Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Tamit, Joint Force Commander Royal Brunei Armed Forces and other senior officers from the Ministry of Defence and the RBAF. His Majesty was firstly introduced to the heads of delegation of exercise participants from the ADMM-Plus countries followed by signing of a plaque as part of officiating the MNCC.

The MNCC is the main planning headquarters where it facilitates military to military cooperation and coordination in support of the National Disaster Management Centre and regional and local disaster management agencies as well as Assisting State foreign disaster response agency to help achieve unity of effort in the response. The roles of MNCC are to plan, monitor, coordinate and execute joint operations under National Command.  

His Majesty was then presented with a welcoming remarks by the RBAF Commander, Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Aminuddin Ihsan bin Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Haji Abidin at the conference room before listening to the exercise brief delivered by the Exercise Director, First Admiral Dato Seri Pahlawan Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Tamit, Joint Force Commander RBAF. The exercise brief included the role of MNCC, overview of the exercise which focused on the structure, sites and scenarios for the exercises as well as the practical sessions such as field communications, prioritising casualties (Triage) and Medical Simulation.

After the exercise briefing, His Majesty toured the MNCC and had a closer look of the OPERA system. OPERA is a computer application that specifically designs for Human Assistance Disaster Relief (HADR) operations. It is a Command and Control Information System (CCIS) which function as a platform for data communication and information sharing between operation centre and unit deployed in the incident area. It can be used for military operation, civil military collaboration, multiagency and multinational deployment. The system has the ability to create better situational awareness to the MNCC during the conduct of exercise.

Before flying off to Bangar Camp in Temburong District, His Majesty consented to take group photos with the ADMM-Plus Heads of exercise delegation and senior officers from the Ministry of Defence and RBAF. His Majesty left MNCC for the LP Football Pitch and departed for Bangar Camp.

Temburong District

The BlackHawk aircraft that flew His Majesty from Muara landed at LP341 in Bangar Camp. His Majesty’s arrival was welcomed by the Commander of the Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) Brigadier General Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Yussof bin Haji Abd Rahman. From Bangar Camp, His Majesty was accorded to the Medical Level 2 Field Hospital, a medical treatment camp to treat minor injuries. His Majesty’s visit at the Medical Level 2 was received by heads of delegation and medical team from China and Singapore. Here, His Majesty took a close look at the medical capabilities provided by China and Singapore medical teams and treatments on simulated casualties.  

His Majesty then moved to Kampong Biang exercise site on-board an Airboat from the District Office Jetty. Receiving His Majesty at Biang Jetty was the RBLF Commander Brigadier General Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Yussof bin Haji Abd Rahman who is also Biang Chief Planner of the HADR & MM exercise operations. Here, His Majesty consented to watch the disastrous simulated scenario, an initiation of incidents and establishment of Needs Assessment Surveillance Team (NAST) and initial response. The river in Kampung Biang had burst due to heavy rainfall and the village has been flooded, preventing all access into the village except via air. They are casualties and trapped villagers in their flooded houses and huts. The objective of the exercise scenario is to practice the medical response to the incident and to practice the HADR procedure between the various coordination centres. The teams involved are the medical team comprises of Brunei Darussalam, Kingdom of Thailand and Republic of the Philippines; the SAR team comprises of Kingdom of Thailand, Republic of the Philippines, and Republic of Singapore; and the engineering team comprises of Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, New Zealand, People’s Republic of China, and United States of America.

From the HADR simulation, His Majesty proceeded to the Medical Level 1 (Triage) at the Biang exercise site where His Majesty was received by the Thai medical team. From here, His Majesty proceed to Kampong Selangan Primary School, where another Medical Level 1 (Triage) are stationed by the Japanese medical team. Medical Level 1 (Triage) is a medical camp for determining the priority of patients’ treatments based on the severity of their condition, either priority of emergency treatment or emergency transport, or the transport destination.

During the visit at the Selangan Primary School, His Majesty also visited a modular building served as a shelter and relief base for casualties and displaced personnel as part of the exercise play. The modular building was built by ten Royal Brunei Armed Forces and thirteen Singapore Armed Forces combat engineers. The modular was handed to the Principal of the School yesterday by the Commander of the RBAF, Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Aminuddin Ihsan bin Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Haji Abidin and Singapore Chief of Defence Forces, Major General Ng Chee Meng. The construction started on 4 June and ended on 18 June. The school plans to turn the building into a Mathematics room after the exercise.

Mentiri Site

After Kampong Selangan His Majesty flew back to Brunei Muara District and headed to Mentiri exercise site to witness an Urban Search and Rescue (SAR) exercise operations. Upon arrival at the exercise site, His Majesty was welcomed by the Commander of Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF), Brigadier General (U) Haji Wardi bin Haji Abd Latip. The disaster simulated at the Mentiri Housing area is a collapse of buildings due to soil erosion, injured and trapped civilians under the rubbles. The SAR simulations involved K-9 units, helicopter evacuation, medical team from Brunei Darussalam, People’s Republic of China, Republic of Korea, United States of America, and Socialist Republic of Vietnam; the SAR team which comprises of Kingdom of Thailand, Malaysia, People’s Republic of China and Socialist Republic of Vietnam; while the engineering team comprises of Brunei Darussalam and Kingdom of Thailand. Whereas, on the air operation side, the participating aircrafts include those from Brunei Darussalam, India, Japan, Malaysia, People’s Republic of China, Republic of Singapore, and United States of America medical teams. His Majesty then visited the Medical Level 1 (Triage).

The HADR & MM exercise is a conduct of relief operations. The objectives of the scenarios, among others, are to practice MNCC log resupply process to support Incident Coordination Centre (ICC); coordination with Air Coordination Centre (ACC) for helicopter support; medical response to the incident; coordination for helicopter and naval evacuation of the casualty; and practice USAR team to coordinate with Level 1 Medical Team on handing over of casualties.

Muara Naval Base – PEACE ARK China Naval Ship

From the Medical Level 1 (Triage) at the Muara Naval Base, His Majesty was specially accorded on-board The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy hospital ship “PEACE ARK” to have a closer look at the medical service facility and its capabilities. The Chinese Navy hospital ship is in the Sultanate to participate in the ADMM-Plus HADR & MM Exercise. PEACE ARK or called as a ‘ship of life’, is responsible for the wartime casualty treatment and evacuation at sea, international humanitarian and disaster relief, and military foreign exchange. The ship is 4,000 square meters in size, including seven offices for doctors and nurses and eight nurse stations, in addition to 300 beds. The medical equipment on the ship is at par with that in China’s top-level hospitals. Since it birthed at the Muara Port on 16 June, hundreds of local people had their medical checkups, including blood and X-ray tests.

From PEACE ARK, His Majesty visited the Medical Level 2 (Field Hospital) at the RBN Parade Square, where His Majesty was welcomed by India and Malaysia team and inspected the medical services and facilities of treating minor injuries. His Majesty had a group photo session and consented to receive a pesambah.

Prior to departing the visit, His Majesty had a santap (luncheon) at the RBN Warrant Officers’ and ended with the signing of the Royal Parchment.

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KDYMM BERKENAN BERKUNJUNG KE KAWASAN EKSESAIS HADR

MUARA, Khamis 20 Jun 2013
– Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal
Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei
Darussalam, Menteri Pertahanan dan Pemerintah Tertinggi Angkatan
Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) berkenan melawat ke kawasan-kawasan
Eksesais Mesyuarat Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN Plus (ADMM Plus)
Bantuan Kemanusiaan dan Bencana dan Perubatan Tentera. Lawatan Baginda
bermula di Pusat Koordinasi Berbilang-Negara (MNCC), Muara pagi ini.

Sebaik
tiba di pendaratan pesawat Pangkalan Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei (TLDB),
Baginda telah disambut oleh Menteri Tenaga, Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu
Singamanteri Kolonel (Bersara) Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Awang Haji Mohammad
Yasmin bin Haji Umar, Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan, Dato Paduka Haji
Mustappa bin Haji Sirat dan Mejar Jeneral Dato Paduka Seri Haji
Aminuddin Ihsan bin Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Haji
Abidin, Pemerintah ABDB.

Di
MNCC, Baginda telah dijunjung oleh Pengerusi Eksesais / Pengarah
Eksesais ADMM-Plus HADR & MM, Laksamana Pertama Dato Seri Pahlawan
Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Tamit, Pemerintah Angkatan Bersama ABDB dan
pegawai-pegawai kanan dari Kementerian Pertahanan dan ABDB. Baginda
terlebih dahulu sembah-kenalkan kepada ketua-ketua delegasi peserta
latihan dari negara-negara ADMM-Plus diikuti dengan menandatangani plak
sebagai tanda merasmikan bangunan MNCC.

MNCC
adalah ibu pejabat perancangan utama di mana ia memudah-carakan
kerjasama ketenteraan dan penyelarasan dalam menyokong Pusat Pengurusan
Bencana Kebangsaan dan agensi-agensi pengurusan bencana serantau dan
tempatan serta agensi tindak balas bencana asing negara bantuan untuk
membantu mencapai usaha perpaduan dalam tindak balas. Peranan MNCC
adalah untuk merancang, memantau, menyelaras dan melaksanakan operasi
bersama di bawah Perintah Negara.

Baginda
kemudiannya disembahkan dengan ucapan oleh Pemerintah ABDB, Mejar
Jeneral Dato Paduka Seri Haji Aminuddin Ihsan bin Pehin Orang Kaya
Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Haji Abidin di bilik persidangan sebelum
mendengar  takliamt ringkas yang disampaikan oleh Pengarah Latihan,
Laksamana Pertama Dato Seri Pahlawan Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Tamit,
Pemerintah Angkatan Bersama ABDB. Taklimat ringkas termasuk peranan
MNCC, gambaran pelaksanaan yang memberi tumpuan kepada struktur, kawasan
dan senario latihan serta sesi praktikal dibidang komunikasi, keutamaan
korban (triage) dan Simulasi Perubatan.

Selepas
taklimat latihan, Baginda berkenan melawat MNCC dan melihat dengan
lebih dekat sistem OPERA. OPERA adalah aplikasi komputer yang
direka khusus untuk operasi Bantuan Manusia Bantuan Bencana (HADR). Ia
adalah Sistem Maklumat Perintah dan Kawalan (CCIS) yang berfungsi
sebagai platform untuk komunikasi data dan perkongsian maklumat di
antara pusat operasi dan unit dikerahkan di kawasan kejadian. Ia boleh
digunakan untuk operasi ketenteraan, kerjasama ketenteraan awam,
pelbagai agensi dan penggunaan multinasional. Sistem ini mempunyai
keupayaan untuk mencipta lebih baik kesedaran situasi untuk MNCC semasa
menjalankan latihan.

Sebelum
terbang ke Perkhemahan Bangar, Daerah Temburong, Baginda berkenan untuk
bergambar ramai dengan Ketua-ketua delegasi eksesais ADMM-Plus dan
pegawai-pegawai kanan dari Kementerian Pertahanan dan ABDB.

Daerah Temburong

Keberangkatan Kebawah
Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Dan Yang Di-Pertuan
Negara Brunei Darussalam di Perkhemahan Bangar telah dijunjung oleh
Pemerintah Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei, Brigedier Jeneral Dato Seri
Pahlawan Haji Yussof bin Haji Abd Rahman. Dari Perkhemahan, Baginda
telah dijunjung untuk berangkat melawat Hospital Perubatan Medan
Peringkat 2 yang mana telah digunakan untuk merawat kecederaan ringan.
Semasa keberangkatan lawatan di hospital perubatan medan tersebut,
Baginda telah dijunjung oleh Ketua Delegasi Peubatan dari China dan
Singapura di mana Baginda telah berkesempatan melihat secara dekat
keupayaan perubatan Negara-negara berkenaan di dalam merawat pesakit
yang terlibat di dalam simulsai bencana alam.

Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia
seterusnya berangkat melawat tapak latihan di Kampong Biang menggunakan
Airboat menyusuri Sungai Temburong. Menjunjung keberangkatan Baginda di
tapak eksesais Biang ialah Brigedier Jeneral Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji
Yussof bin Haji Abd Rahman yang juga selaku Ketua Perancang operasi
Bantuan Kemanusian dan Bencana di Biang. Di sini, Baginda berkenan
menyaksikan simulasi senario bencana alam di mana kejadian dan penubuhan
Pasukan Kaji Selidik Tinjauan Keperluan dan tindak balas awal bermula.
Sungai di Kampong Biang telah melimpah di mana hujan lebat menyebabkan
banjir kampong tersebut dan mengahalang semua kecuali udara. Beberapa
penduduk yang terjejas telah mengalami kecederaan dan terperangkap di
dalam rumah-rumah yang kebanjiran. Objektif eksesais ini adalah untuk
mempraktikan respon pasukan perubatan dan melatih anggota-anggota yang
terlibat terhadap prosedur bantuan kemanusian dan bencana di antara
Pusat-Pusat Kordinasi yang terlibat. Pasukan-Pasukan yang terlibat di
Tapak Latihan Biang adalah Pasukan Perubatan daripada Negara Brunei
Darussalam, Thailand dan Filipina serta Pasukan Penyelamat dan Mencari
daripada Thailand, Filipina dan Singapura; termasuk Pasukan Jurutera
daripada Australia, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, New Zealand,
China dan Amerika Syarikat.

Dari simulasi Bantuan Kemanusian
dan Bencana, Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia berangkat melawat Triage
Perubatan Peringkat Pertama di Biang dan telah dijunjung oleh Ketua
Pasukan Perubatan Thailand. Dari Biang, Baginda telah berangkat ke
Sekolah Rendah Selangan di mana Triage Perubatan Peringkat Pertama dari
Pasukan Perubatan Jepun ditempatkan. Triage Perubatan Peringkat Pertama 
adalah merupakan perkhemahan perubatan yang menilai keutamaan rawatan
mengikut status kecederaan untuk rawatan selanjutnya.

Semasa
di Sekolah Rendah Selangan, Baginda juga berkenan melawat bangunan
modular yang telah dibina bersama oleh  anggota jurutera tempur ABDB
dan  anggota jurutera Angkatan Bersenjata Republik Singapura. Bangunan
tersebut telah diserahkan kepada Guru Besar Sekolah Rendah Selangan oleh
Pemerintah ABDB dan Ketua Turus Pertahanan Singapura kelmarin.
Pembinaan bangunan modular bermula pada 4 Jun dan siap pada 18 Jun 2013.
Selepas eksesais, Sekolah Rendah Selangan merancang untuk menggunakan
bangunan modular tersebut bagi bilik darjah Ilmu Hisab.

Perumahan Mentiri

Selepas
di Kampong Selangan,  Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Baginda menuju ke
tapak latihan Perumahan Mentiri untuk menyaksikan operasi eksesais
mencari dan menyelamat dalam bandar (USAR). Ketibaan Baginda telah
dijunjung oleh PemerintahTentera Udara Diraja Brunei (TUDB), Brigadier
Jeneral (U) Haji Wardi bin Haji Abd Latip. Simulasi bencana di kawasan
Perumahan Mentiri adalah keruntuhan bangunan akibat hakisan tanah,
cedera dan orang-orang awam terperangkap di bawah serpihan runtuhan.
Simulasi SAR melibatkan unit anjing pengesan K-9, pemindahan helikopter,
pasukan perubatan dari Brunei Darussalam, Republik Rakyat China,
Republik Korea, Amerika Syarikat, dan Republik Sosialis Vietnam; pasukan
SAR yang terdiri daripada Thailand, Malaysia, Republik Rakyat China dan
Republik Sosialis Vietnam, manakala pasukan kejuruteraan yang terdiri
daripada Brunei Darussalam dan Thailand. Manakala, di sebelah operasi
udara, pesawat yang mengambil bahagian termasuk mereka dari Brunei
Darussalam, India, Jepun, Malaysia, Republik Rakyat China, Singapura,
dan Amerika Syarikat pasukan perubatan. Baginda kemudian melawat Level
Perubatan 1 (triage).

Eksesais
HADR & MM adalah latihan menjalankan operasi bantuan. Objektif
senario, antara lain, adalah untuk mengamalkan log proses pembekalan
semula MNCC untuk menyokong Pusat Koordinasi Insiden (ICC); penyelarasan
dengan Pusat Penyelarasan Udara (ACC) untuk bantuan pesawat helikopter;
tindak balas perubatan kepada kejadian; penyelarasan helikopter dan
pemindahan mangsa di laut dan amalan pasukan USAR untuk menyelaraskan
dengan Peringakt 1 Pasukan Perubatan bagi penyerahan mangsa.

Pengkalan Tentera Laut Muara – PEACE ARK Kapal Hospital China Tentera Laut

Dari
Peringkat Perubatan 1 (triage) di Pangkalan Tentera Laut Muara, Baginda
telah dijunjung naik atas kapal hospital “PEACE ARK” Rakyat China
Tentera Pembebasan Tentera Laut untuk melihat dengan lebih dekat
kemudahan perkhidmatan dan keupayaan perubatan. Kapal hospital Tentera
Laut Cina berada di negara ini untuk mengambil bahagian dalam eksesais
HADR ADMM-Plus & MM. PEACE ARK atau dipanggil sebagai ‘kapal
kehidupan’, adalah bertanggungjawab untuk merawat mangsa perang dan
pemindahan di laut, bantuan kemanusiaan dan bencana antarabangsa, dan
pertukaran asing tentera. Kapal ini mempunyai keluasan 4,000 meter
persegi, termasuk tujuh pejabat untuk doktor dan jururawat dan lapan
stesen jururawat, dan 300 katil. Peralatan perubatan di atas kapal ini
adalah setanding dengan hospital-hospital ditahap tinggi di China. Sejak
ia berlabuh di Pelabuhan Muara pada 16 Jun, beratus-ratus rakyat
tempatan mengadakan pemeriksaan perubatan mereka, termasuk ujian darah
dan sinar-X.

Dari
kapal PEACE ARK, baginda melawat Padang Hospital Peringakt 2 Perubatan
di Padang Kawad TLDB, di mana Baginda telah disambut oleh pasukan India
dan Malaysia dan berkenan memeriksa perkhidmatan dan kemudahan perubatan
untuk merawat kecederaan ringan. Baginda berkenan untuk sesi bergambar
ramai dan menerima pesambah.

Sebelum
berangkat balik, Baginda berkenan untuk Majlis Santap di Mes Pegawai
Waran dan mengakhiri dengan menandatangani lembaran keberangkatan.