His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, on Tuesday witnessed the Jungle Warfare Demonstration as part of the Regional Jungle Warfare Symposium (RJWS) 2024 at Kargu Dam, Andulau Forest Reserve, Sungai Liang, Belait District.
The arrival of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at the Kargu Dam Landing Site aboard a Blackhawk S70i helicopter of the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) was greeted by Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, and British High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam Alexandra McKenzie.
A welcoming remark was presented by Commander of the Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) Brigadier General Haji Mohammad Shanonnizam bin Sulaiman, followed by an introductory briefing on the RJWS 2024, Jungle Warfare Demonstration and Jungle Warfare Skills Meet (JWSM) delivered by Chief of Staff of the RBLF, also the Co-Chairman of the RJWS 2024 Lieutenant Colonel Erwan bin Haji Ibrahim.
His Royal Highness then proceeded to the demonstration area aboard the Light Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle (LT ATV) and was then introduced to the participants of the RJWS before proceeding to the Special Stage to witness the Jungle Warfare Demonstration.
His Royal Highness then received a Pesambah in the form of an ‘Underwater Scooter’ at the end of the demonstration, presented by Commander of the RBAF and this was followed by a group photo session with the demonstration participants.
His Royal Highness was later accorded to view the Static Display of Jungle Warfare Capabilities and the Survival Skills Exhibition, followed by a group photo session. His Royal Highness also consented to present awards to the participants of the Jungle Warfare Skills Competition.
His Royal Highness then proceeded to the dining area and subsequently witnessed the Sail Pass with the involvement of 84 personnel and 19 RBLF and Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) assets.
His Royal Highness also received a Pesambah from the Co-Chairman of the Regional Jungle Warfare Symposium 2024, the Chief of Staff of the RBLF and the Defence Adviser of the United Kingdom to Brunei Darussalam, Captain Jonathan Caple, Royal Navy.
The event was blessed with a Doa Selamat recited by Acting Director of RBAF Religious Directorate (JAMA’AT) Lieutenant Colonel Abdul Mujib bin Haji Japar. Prior to leaving the demonstration area, His Royal Highness to signed on the Royal Parchment.
The RJWS 2024 marks its fourth symposium of its kind, previously co-organised by the Training Institute RBAF and the British Forces Brunei (BFB) from 2017 to 2019. This year, the RBLF is chairing the symposium for the first time alongside the BFB, under the theme “Enhancing Survivability Through Training and Technology” with the participation of 17 countries and 289 participants. The symposium aims to strengthen regional cooperation and expand efforts in Jungle Warfare Capacity Development, information sharing, as well as research and development at both operational and tactical levels.
