PENANJONG GARRISON, Thursday 17 October 2019 – Brigadier General Dato Seri Pahlawan Awang Khairul Hamed bin Awang Haji Lampoh, Commander of Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) visited the Brunei-Singapore Pre-ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet (Pre-AARM) held at Binturan Shooting Range, Penanjong Garrison. The Pre-AARM was held from 11 October 2019 until 17 October 2019.
Also present during the visit was Commandant of Training Institute Royal Brunei Armed Forces (TI RBAF), Chief of Staff RBLF, Acting Head of Inspectorate Unit RBLF and Commanding Officer of Support Battalion RBLF. Other representatives from the Republic of Singapore include Colonel Peter Chee, Commander of Motorised Training Institute (MTI) and Colonel Desmond Yeo, Defence Adviser of the Republic of Singapore to Brunei Darussalam.
The visit commenced with a group photo session followed by a short briefing on the performance and standings of the RBLF and Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) contingents during the Pre-AARM.The visit was then followed by a Pistol Novelty Match. The visit concluded with light refreshments at the Officer’s Mess Gallery 1 and prize presentations to the winners of the Pistol Novelty Shoot. The Commander of RBLF and Commander of MTI also had an exchange of mementoes prior to the end of the visit.
Pre-AARM is conducted annually between RBLF and SAF and continues to be a beneficial platform for the exchange of knowledge and experience between the two shooting contingents. It also serves to strengthen the bilateral relationship between the two countries.
LAWATAN PEMERINTAH TENTERA DARAT DIRAJA BRUNEI KE PRE- ASEAN ARMIES RIFLE MEET (PRE-AARM) 2019
PENANJONG GARISON, Khamis 17 Oktober 2019 – Yang Mulia Brigedier Jeneral Dato Seri Pahlawan Awang Khairul Hamed bin Awang Haji Lampoh, Pemerintah Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei (TDDB) telah membuat lawatan ke Brunei-Singapura Pre-ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet (Pre- AARM) di Padang Tembak, Binturan Penanjong Garison. Pre- AARM bermula pada 11 Oktober 2019 hingga 17 Oktober 2019.
Turut hadir pada lawatan tersebut adalah Komandan Institut Latihan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (IL ABDB), Ketua Staf TDDB, Pemangku Ketua Unit Inspektorat TDDB dan Pegawai Pemerintah Batalion Bantu TDDB. Manakala wakil daripada pihak Republik Singapura adalah Kolonel Peter Chee, Pemerintah
Motorised Training Institute (MTI) dan Kolonel Desmond Yeo Atase Pertahanan Republik Singapura ke Negara Brunei Darussalam.
Acara dimulakan dengan sesi bergambar ramai dan diteruskan dengan taklimat ringkas tentang prestasi kontingen penembak daripada Kontingen TDDB dan Angkatan Bersenjata Republik Singapura (ABRS) yang menyertai Pre-AARM pada tahun ini di bilik Taklimat Pejabat Urusetia AARM 2019. Acara tersebut juga diserikan lagi dengan perlawanan Novelty Shoot Pistol. Lawatan Pemerintah TDDB diakhiri dengan menikmati jamuan di Mess Pegawai Galeri 1 dan diikuti dengan penyampaian hadiah bagi perlawanan
Novelty Shoot Pistol. Pertukaran Cenderahati diantara Pemerintah TDDB dan Pemerintah MTI juga telah dibuat sebelum lawatan berakhir.
Pre-AARM yang dikendalikan setiap tahun diantara TDDB dan ABRS adalah menjadi satu landasan bagi perkongsian pengalaman, pengetahuan diantara kedua-dua Kontingen menembak dan bagi mengukuhkan lagi hubungan pertahanan di antara kedua buah negara di masa akan datang melalui latihan dua hala yang berterusan.