TANAH JAMBU, Thursday, 10 October 2019 – A total of 30 officers completed the 9th Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) Command and Staff Course (CSC) today at the Defence Academy, RBAF.
Present as Guest of Honour was Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Second Minister of Defence.
Also present were Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, Commissioner of the Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF), Acting Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Defence, Vice Chancellor of Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD), Service Commanders, Joint Force Commander, Acting Deputy Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Defence, Ambassadors, High Commissioners, Representatives from Foreign Missions in Brunei Darussalam, Defence Advisers and Defence Attachés in Brunei Darussalam, Directors, Commandants, UBD lecturers, senior RBAF officers and family members of the graduates.
The event commenced with the recitation of the Surah Al-Fatihah and verses from the Surah An-Nisa’ by Major Alwaleed Rashid Mohammed Alkiyumi from the Royal Air Force of Oman, one of the participants of the 9th CSC.
It was followed by welcoming remarks from Colonel Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commandant of the Defence Academy RBAF. The event continued with the Guest of Honour’s remarks.
As with previous years, a number of special recognition awards were presented to the students of the CSC. This year, the Overall Excellence Award was given to Major Dai Jing from the Singapore Army. The RBAF Commendation Award was given to 721 Lieutenant Commander Pengiran Mohammed Faren bin Pengiran Mohammad Noor, RBN from the Joint Force Headquarters, Royal Brunei Armed Forces. The Universiti Brunei Darussalam’s Academic Excellence Award was also given to Major Dai Jing from the Singapore Army as this year marks the CSC’s first-time partnership with Universiti Brunei Darussalam.
The 9th RBAF CSC participants comprised of officers from the RBAF and RBPF as well as 13 international participants from Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand and the United States.
The RBAF CSC aims to broaden officers’ perspectives and professional knowledge using tactical and academic approaches and disciplines to study the contemporary strategic environment and its implications of current environment on their practice as defence and security specialists.
KURSUS MAKTAB TURUS ABDB KE-9 TAMAT
TANAH JAMBU, Khamis, 10 Oktober 2019 – Seramai 30 pegawai telah menamatkan Kursus Maktab Turus Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) sesi ke-9 pada hari ini di Akademi Pertahanan, ABDB.
Hadir selaku Tetamu Kehormat ialah Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Menteri Pertahanan Kedua.
Turut hadir ialah Pemerintah ABDB, Pesuruhjaya Pasukan Polis Diraja Brunei (PDB), Pemangku Setiausaha Tetap Kementerian Pertahanan, Naib Canselor Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD), Pemerintah-pemerintah Angkatan Tentera, Pemerintah Angkatan Bersama, Pemangku Timbalan Setiausaha Tetap Kementerian Pertahanan, Duta-Duta Luar Negeri, Pesuruhjaya-Pesuruhjaya Tinggi, Perwakilan dari Kedutaan Luar Negeri di Negara Brunei Darussalam, Atase-Atase dan Penasihat-penasihat Pertahanan di Negara Brunei Darussalam, Pengarah-Pengarah, Komandan-Komandan, Pensyarah-Pensyarah UBD, Pegawai-Pegawai Kanan ABDB dan ahli keluarga peserta-peserta kursus.
Majlis dimulakan dengan bacaan Surah Al-Fatihah dan ayat-ayat pilihan dari Surah An-Nisa’ oleh Mejar Alwaleed Rashid Mohammed Alkiyumi dari Royal Air Force of Oman, salah seorang peserta Kursus Maktab Turus sesi ke-9.
Seterusnya Kolonel Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Komandan Akademi Pertahanan ABDB menyampaikan ucapan alu-aluan. Majlis diteruskan dengan ucapan dari Tetamu Kehormat.
Seperti tahun-tahun sebelumnya, beberapa anugerah penghargaan diberikan kepada peserta-peserta Kursus Maktab Turus. Tahun ini, Anugerah ‘Overall Excellence’ diberikan kepada Mejar Dai Jing dari Singapore Army. Anugerah ‘RBAF Commendation’ diberikan kepada 721 Leftenan Komander Pengiran Mohammed Faren bin Pengiran Mohammad Noor, TLDB dari Markas Angkatan Bersama, ABDB. Manakala, Anugerah ‘Universiti Brunei Darussalam’s Academic Excellence Award’ diberikan kepada Mejar Dai Jing dari Singapore Army, ini juga merupakan julung-julung kalinya Kursus Maktab Turus dikendalikan bersama dengan UBD.
Kursus Maktab Turus sesi ke-9 ini disertai oleh pegawai-pegawai dari ABDB dan PPDB, berserta 13 peserta antarabangsa dari Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Korea Selatan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Oman, Pakistan, Filipina, Arab Saudi, Singapura, Thailand dan Amerika Syarikat.
Kursus Maktab Turus ini bertujuan untuk memperluaskan pengetahuan profesional secara taktikal dan akademik bagi mempelajari isu-isu strategik masa kini dan kesannya terhadap mereka yang bertugas di dalam bidang pertahanan dan keselamatan.