RIMBA AIR FORCE BASE, Sunday, 30 October 2022 – Two Black Hawk S-70i from the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) will participate in the Indo Defence Expo and Forum that will be held for four days from 2nd until 5th November 2022 at the Jakarta International Expo, Republic of Indonesia.
A total of 16 personnel comprising pilots, aircrews and engineers from the 11 Squadron, No. 1 Wing and 51 Squadron, No. 5 Wing, will be making its journey led by Lieutenant Colonel (U) Muhammad Walee bin Haji Roslie, Commanding Officer of No. 1 Wing, RBAirF.
The participation will mark the first long-range navigation this year after Brunei Darussalam declared its endemic phase since the outbreak of COVID-19. Pre-departure flight briefings were also delivered to the crews at the Air Movement Center (AMC) Briefing Room, and the flight was authorised by Colonel (U) Haji Hishamuddin bin Haji Abidin, Commander of Operations Group, RBAirF.
Present to send off the personnel was Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, RBAirF Commander, along with the RBAirF Board of Executives, senior officers and family members of the participants. Prior to their departure, a recitation of Doa Selamat to bless their journey was read by the Religious Teacher of RBAirF and concluded with a group photo before they embarked on their journey.
ANGGOTA TUDB BERLEPAS BAGI NAVIGASI JARAK JAUH KE JAKARTA, REPUBLIK INDONESIA
PANGKALAN TENTERA UDARA RIMBA, Ahad, 30 Oktober 2022 – Sebanyak dua buah pesawat Black Hawk S-70i dari Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei (TUDB) akan menyertai Indo Defence Expo and Forum selama empat hari bermula 2 hingga 5 November 2022 bertempat di Expo Antarabangsa Jakarta, Republik Indonesia.
Seramai 16 orang anggota yang terdiri dari juruterbang, anak buah pesawat dan jurutera dari 11 Skuadron, Cawangan No. 1 dan 51 Skuadron, Cawangan No. 5 akan membuat perjalanan tersebut diketuai oleh Leftenan Kolonel (U) Muhammad Walee bin Haji Roslie, Pegawai Pemerintah, Cawangan No. 1, TUDB.
Penyertaan tersebut merupakan navigasi jarak jauh yang pertama dibuat pada tahun ini selepas Negara Brunei Darussalam mengisytiharkan fasa endemic sejak bermulanya wabak COVID-19. Taklimat penerbangan juga diberikan kepada kru pesawat bertempat di Bilik Taklimat Pusat Gerakan Udara dan penerbangan tersebut dibenarkan oleh Kolonel (U) Haji Hishamuddin bin Haji Abidin, Pemerintah Kumpulan Gerakan, TUDB.
Hadir semasa pelepasan tersebut ialah Yang Mulia Brigedier Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, Pemerintah TUDB, Badan Eksekutif TUDB dan Pegawai-pegawai Kanan serta ahli keluarga anggota-anggota yang terlibat. Sebelum berangkat, bacaan Doa Selamat bagi memberkati perjalanan mereka telah dibacakan oleh Guru Ugama TUDB dan diakhiri dengan begambar ramai sebelum memulakan perjalanan mereka.