RIMBA AIR FORCE BASE, Wednesday, 07 August 2024 – Four F-22 fighter aircraft from the United States Air Force arrived at the Air Movement Centre (AMC) on Tuesday, 06 August 2024. The arrival of the F-22 fighter aircrafts were part of the Iron Blade movement, a Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) planned and directed redeployment of fighters and cargo from Exercise Pitch Black held recently in Australia. Accompanying the fighter jets were three C130J aircraft that were tasked to provide cargo and passenger support for the F-22 fighter aircraft movement.
During their three days stopover in Brunei, the F-22 aircrew took the opportunity to provide a capability brief as well as a static display tour for RBAF personnel. Present at AMC for the F-22 capability and static display tour was Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, the Commander of RBAirF. Also in attendance were Stacy M.Lomba, Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Negara Brunei Darussalam, senior officers and officers of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF).
The capability brief and static display tour of the aircraft was led by Lieutenant Colonel Michael E. Probasco, Detachment Commander for the F-22 aircraft deployment, which then concluded with a group photo session and an exchange of mementos between the Commander of RBAirF and the F-22 crew. Prior to the event, RBAF personnel also had the opportunity to attend the capability brief and static display allowing them to see the fighter aircraft up close.
All F-22 fighters as well as the C130J will depart on Thursday, 08 August 2024 to their next destination.
TENTERA UDARA DIRAJA BRUNEI MENERIMA KETIBAAN F-22 RAPTOR DARI AMERIKA SYARIKAT DI PUSAT PERGERAKAN UDARA, PANGKALAN UDARA RIMBA
PANGKALAN UDARA RIMBA, Rabu, 07 Ogos 2024 – Empat pesawat pejuang F-22 dari Tentera Udara Amerika Syarikat tiba di Pusat Pergerakan Udara (PPU) pada hari Selasa, 06 Ogos 2024. Ketibaan pesawat pejuang F-22 ini adalah sebahagian daripada pergerakan
Iron Blade, iaitu pergerakan penempatan pejuang dan kargo yang dirancang oleh Tentera Udara Pasifik Amerika Syarikat (PACAF) selepas mengikuti Eksesais
Pitch Black di Australia. Mengiringi pesawat-pesawat pejuang tersebut adalah tiga pesawat C130J yang ditugaskan untuk menyediakan bantuan kargo dan penumpang bagi pergerakan tersebut.
Semasa persinggahan selama tiga hari di Negara Brunei Darussalam, kru-kru pesawat pejuang F-22 mengambil peluang untuk menyampaikan taklimat keupayaan serta lawatan pameran statik. Hadir di PPU bagi taklimat keupayaan dan lawatan pameran statik ialah Brigedier Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, Pemerintah TUDB. Turut hadir ialah Stacy M. Lomba, Timbalan Ketua Misi Kedutaan Amerika Syarikat di Negara Brunei Darussalam, pegawai-pegawai kanan dan pegawai-pegawai ABDB.
Taklimat keupayaan dan lawatan statik pesawat pejuang F-22 tersebut disampaikan oleh Leftenan Kolonel Michael E. Probasco,
Detachment Commander bagi pergerakan penempatan pesawat F-22, dan diakhiri dengan sesi bergambar ramai dan pertukaran cenderahati antara Pemerintah TUDB dan kru pesawat F-22.
Sebelum acara tersebut, anggota ABDB juga berpeluang untuk menghadiri taklimat keupayaan dan pameran statik yang mana telah membolehkan anggota-anggota ABDB melihat pesawat pejuang tersebut dengan lebih dekat.
Kesemua pesawat pejuang F-22 serta pesawat C130J akan berlepas pada hari Khamis, 08 Ogos 2024 ke destinasi seterusnya.
