BOLKIAH GARRISON, TUESDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2021 – The Joint Force Headquarters Royal Brunei Armed Forces (JFHQ RBAF) celebrated its 14th anniversary at the JFHQ, Bolkiah Garrison, in accordance with the guidelines from the Ministry of Health.
Present as the Guest of Honour was Brigadier General Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Abdul Razak bin Haji Abd. Kadir,
Joint Force Commander (JFC), RBAF. Also present were JFHQ Chief of Staff, Head of Joint Doctrine and Warfare Centre (JDWC), senior officers, officers and personnel of JFHQ.
The event commenced with the recitation of
Surah Al-Fatihah and
Doa
Kesyukuran, led by Captain Nasyrul Wafiy bin Haji Mahdini, from the RBAF Religious Directorate (JAMA'AT) and followed by the speech from the Commander of Joint Force RBAF.
In his speech, he reiterated the undivided loyalty of all JFHQ personnel to His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam and ensured that all officers and personnel uphold the oath by assuring loyalty to His Majesty's Government, defending Islamic teaching's and protecting Brunei Darussalam's sovereignty.
He also expressed his sincere gratitude and appreciation towards former commanders, officers and personnel of JFHQ for their contributions in making JFHQ a competent and efficient unit. He also touched on the improvement and development of JFHQ since its inception and moving forward with establishing the Cyber Defence Unit as recently consented by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam.
He then touched on JFHQ's collaborative effort in assisting the Ministry of Health and other government agencies in managing the spread of COVID-19 through the establishment of the COVID-19 Task Group Support. This includes JFHQ's participation in this year's national exercise to enhance its operational readiness further to support the Whole of Nation and Whole of Government Approach.
The Commander Joint Force RBAF further stated the importance for the JFHQ to further strengthen defence cooperation commitment through participating in the International Monitoring Team (IMT), Independent Decommissioning Body Verification, Monitoring and Assistance Team (IDB VMAT) in Mindanao, Southern Philippines, and the United Nation Interim Forces In Lebanon (UNIFIL) mission as well as various bilateral exercises with armed forces at the regional and international levels.
He then concluded his speech where he reminded all JFHQ personnel to uphold the RBAF core values, namely Professionalism, Loyalty, Courage, and Taqwa, to be more sensitive and responsive towards security breaches that could compromise RBAF's security, harmony and capabilities.
The event concluded with a virtual group photo, the cutting of the JFHQ RBAF 14th anniversary cake, and followed by a closing prayer.
SAMBUTAN HARI ULANG TAHUN KE-14 MARKAS ANGKATAN BERSAMA ANGKATAN BERSENJATA DIRAJA BRUNEI
BOLKIAH GARISON, SELASA, 14 DISEMBER 2021 – Markas Angkatan Bersama Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (MAB ABDB) telah menyambut ulang tahun MAB ke-14 bertempat di Pejabat MAB, Bolkiah Garison, mengikut garis panduan dari Kementerian Kesihatan.
Hadir selaku tetamu kehormat ialah Brigedier Jeneral Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Abdul Razak bin Haji Abd. Kadir,
Pemerintah Angkatan Bersama (AB), ABDB. Turut hadir di majlis tersebut adalah Ketua Staf MAB, Ketua JDWC, pegawai-pegawai kanan, pegawai-pegawai dan anggota MAB.
Majlis dimulakan dengan bacaan Surah Al-Fatihah dan diikuti dengan Doa Kesyukuran yang diketuai oleh Kapten Nasyrul Wafiy Bin Haji Mahdini, Pegawai Jabatanarah Agama ABDB (JAMA’AT) dan diikuti dengan ucapan Pemerintah AB ABDB.
Dalam ucapannya, beliau
menyambahkan ikrar ta’at setia yang tidak berbelah bahagi semua warga MAB
Kehadapan Majlis Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam dan memastikan semua pegawai dan anggota menjunjung taat setia terhadap Kerajaan Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia, dalam mempertahankan ajaran Islam dan menjaga kedaulatan Negara Brunei Darussalam.
Beliau juga merakamkan setinggi-tinggi penghargaan kepada mantan-mantan Pemerintah-pemerintah, pegawai-pegawai dan anggota-anggota MAB ABDB yang telah menyumbang dalam menjadikan MAB sebagai sebuah unit yang berwibawa dan cekap. Beliau juga menyentuh mengenai kemajuan dan perkembangan MAB sejak penubuhannya dan kini mara ke hadapan dengan perkenan Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam bagi penubuhan Unit Pertahanan Siber.
Beliau kemudian menyentuh mengenai usaha sama MAB dalam membantu Kementerian Kesihatan dan agensi-agensi Kerajaan yang lain dalam membendung penularan Covid-19 dengan penubuhan
Covid-19 Task Group Support. Ini termasuk penglibatan MAB dalam eksasais senegara pada tahun ini bagi mempertingkatkan lagi kesiapsiagaan operasi MAB bagi mendokong
Whole of Nation dan
Whole of Government Approach.
Pemerintah AB ABDB juga menyatakan kepentingan MAB bagi mempereratkan lagi kerjasama pertahanan dalam penglibatan
International Monitoring Team,
Independent Decommissioning Body
Verification, Monitoring and Assistance Team (IDB VMAT) di kepulauan Mindanao, Selatan Filipina, dan misi
United Nation Interim Forces di Lebanon (UNIFIL) serta beberapa eksasais dua hala bersama angkatan-angkatan tentera di peringkat serantau dan antarabangsa.
Pada mengakhiri ucapan beliau, Pemerintah AB ABDB telah mengingatkan semua anggota AB untuk menegakkan nilai-nilai teras ABDB iaitu Profesional, Setia, Berani, dan Taqwa supaya akan lebih sensitif dan responsif terhadap apa jua pelanggaran sekuriti yang boleh menggugat keselamatan, keharmonian dan keupayaan ABDB.
Majlis tersebut diakhiri dengan bergambar ramai secara dalam talian, pemotongan kek Hari Ulang Tahun MAB ke-14 dan diikuti dengan doa penutup.
