TUTONG CAMP, Monday 10 December 2018 – The opening ceremony of Exercise Malle Bull 2018 involving personnel from Second Battalion, Royal Brunei Land Force (2Bn RBLF) and 2/30th Platoon Training Group, Australian Army was held at the Parade Square, 2Bn RBLF.  

Present as the guest of honour for the ceremony was Lieutenant Colonel Pg Mohammad Shamsul Reza bin Pg Dato Paduka Haji Tengah, Commanding Officer of 2Bn RBLF.

The ceremony commenced with the flag handover from 2/30th Platoon Training Group to the Commanding Officer of 2Bn RBLF and the presentation of armbands to the personnel involved in the exercise. The ceremony was then followed with opening remarks by the guest of honour in which he emphasised on cooperation, the sharing of best practices and improving interoperability between the two Armies. The ceremony concluded with the recital of doa and a group photo session.

A total of 86 personnel from B Company, 2Bn RBLF headed by Captain Abdul Hakim bin Arifin, Officer in Command, B Company 2Bn RBLF and 31 personnel from the 2/30th Platoon Training Group, Australian Army headed by Lieutenant Mark Vincent Vele will be participating in the exercise. Exercise Mallee Bull 2018 commenced from 07 December 2018 and will end on 17 December 2018.

UPACARA PEMBUKAAN EKSESAIS MALLEE BULL 2018

PERKHEMAHAN TUTONG, Isnin 10 Disember 2018 - Upacara pembukaan rasmi Eksesais Mallee Bull 2018 yang melibatkan anggota-anggota daripada Kompeni B Batalion Kedua Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei (2Bn TDDB) dan
2/30 Training Group Royal Australian Army telah dilaksanakan di Padang Kawad, 2Bn TDDB.

Hadir selaku Tetamu Kehormat upacara tersebut ialah Leftenan Kolonel Pg Mohammad Shamsul Reza Bin Pg Dato Paduka Haji Tengah, Pegawai Pemerintah, 2Bn TDDB.

Upacara dimulakan dengan memeriksa barisan, penyerahan bendera daripada
2/30 Platoon Training Group, Australian
Army kepada Pegawai Pemerintah, 2Bn TDDB dan diteruskan dengan pemasangan Toha kepada pegawai–pegawai yang dilantik bagi menjalankan Eksesais Mallee Bull 2018. Tetamu kehormat seterusnya memberi ucapan di mana di antara initipati teks ucapan beliau menekankan bahawa betapa pentingnya kerjasama erat, perkongsian ilmu ketenteraan serta mampu mempamerkan daya
interoperability di antara dua pihak merupakan tujuan utama eksesais ini. Upacara tersebut kemudian diakhiri dengan bacaan doa selamat dan seterusnya sesi bergambar ramai.

Seramai 86 anggota dari Kompeni ‘B’ Batalion Kedua Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei yang diketuai oleh Kapten Abdul Hakim Bin Arifin, Pegawai Memerintah Kompeni B, 2Bn TDDB dan seramai 31 anggota
2/30 Training Group, Australian Army yang diketuai oleh Leftenan Mark Vincent Vele mengikut serta dalam eksesais ini.  Eksesais Mallee Bull  bermula pada 07 Disember 2018 dan akan berakhir pada 17 Disember 2018