PENANJONG GARRISON, Monday, 24 October 2022 – Yang Mulia Brigadier General (Retired) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Abdul Razak bin Haji Abd. Kadir, Deputy Minister of Defence, today made a working visit to the Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) with a focus on Support Battalion RBLF (Sp Bn RBLF) for RBLF’s transformation towards Field Command and a look into the CVRT Life Extension Programme.

Also present as part of the delegation was Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), Colonel (Retired) Norsuriati binti Haji Sharbini, Permanent Secretary (Policy, Finance and Administration) of the Ministry of Defence, Deputy Permanent Secretaries and Directors of the Ministry of Defence. 

The working visit commenced with a group photo and the signing of Parchments at the Headquarters of Sp Bn RBLF followed by a welcoming and brief from Senior Officers of RBLF on the future RBLF transformation plans and the status of RBLF resources and assets.  The visit continued with a tour around the infrastructure of Sp Bn RBLF Headquarters as well as the area and assets of the Combat Engineer Squadron of Sp Bn RBLF.

The visit then proceeded to the FFA, Binturan Range, Penanjong Garrison for a closer look at the Scorpion’s firepower after completing the CVRT Life Extension Programme (CLEP), the visit concluded with refreshments at the Officers’ Mess, Gallery 1, Binturan Range, Penanjong Garrison.

The visit was the Deputy Minister of Defence’s first visit to RBLF since being appointed as the Deputy Minister of Defence. 

 

 

 

LAWATAN KERJA TIMBALAN MENTERI PERTAHANAN KE TENTERA DARAT DIRAJA BRUNEI

BOLKIAH GARISON, Isnin 24 Oktober 2022 – Yang Mulia Brigadier General (Retired) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Abdul Razak bin Haji Abd. Kadir, Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan pada hari ini telah mengadakan lawatan kerja ke Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei (TDDB) dengan lawatan yang tertumpu di Batalion Bantu TDDB (Bn Bntu TDDB) bagi transformasi TDDB ke arah Pemerintahan Medan serta melihat dengan lebih dekat mengenai CVRT Life Extension Program (CLEP).

Turut hadir sebagai sebahagian daripada rombongan ialah Mejar Jeneral Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB), Kolonel (Bersara) Norsuriati binti Haji Sharbini, Setiausaha Tetap (Dasar, Kewangan dan Pentadbiran) Kementerian Pertahanan, Timbalan-timbalan Setiausaha Tetap dan Pengarah-pengarah daripada Kementerian Pertahanan.

Lawatan kerja dimulakan dengan bergambar ramai dan menandatangani lembaran kenangan bertempat di Markas Bn Bntu TDDB diikuti dengan ucapan alu-aluan serta taklimat lawatan daripada Pegawai-Pegawai Kanan TDDB mengenai pelan transformasi TDDB dan status terkini sumber TDDB yang meliputi pelbagi aspek. Lawatan kerja diteruskan dengan lawatan sekitar infrastruktur Markas Bn Bntu TDDB dan di sekitar kawasan serta aset Jurutera Tempur, Bn Bntu TDDB.

Lawatan kemudiannya diteruskan ke Padang Tembak FFA bagi melihat dengan lebih dekat kuasa tembakan Scorpion yang telah selesai menjalani CVRT Life Extension Program (CLEP) dan kemudiannya diakhiri dengan jamuan di Mes Pegawai, Galeri 1, Penanjong Garrison.

Lawatan itu merupakan lawatan kerja pertama Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan ke TDDB sejak dilantik sebagai Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan.