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GUARDS | ADC CEREMONY 2014 #Oursgarmy ------ISSUE 225 JULY 2014 AROUND OUR ARMY ISSUE 225 JULY 2014 BEST IN OUR ARMY HIGHLIGHTS BEST UNIT COMPETITION | SYMBOLS: GUARDS | ADC CEREMONY 2014 www.mindef.gov.sg/army #OurSgArmy - - - - - - - - ISSUE 225 JULY 2014 AROUND OUR ARMY 3 COA Visit to Home of the Gunners Doing the right thing is one’s self responsibility 4 Guards Rappelling Heli Live Task IN THIS ISSUE: Always Ready, Ready 7 Best Unit Competition to Strike 5 5 SIR Turn Ops Parade CSNS: For Every Singaporean Son 6 Today’s Ideas, Tomorrow’s PRIDE FEATURES 16 Commander PERSCOM Change of Command 17 Know Your Sergeant 22 Symbols of Our Army: Major GUARDS 18 Leadership and Organisational Development Seminar 19 SAF CPE Graduation Ceremony 2014 21 Commercial Vehicle Management System 24 5 SIR Iron Stingray Challenge 26 Runner’s Knee 20 ADC Ceremony 2014 Around Our Army Editorial Board the COA visits the Home of the Gunners COL Alfred Fox Editor Speaks Story by Brandon Leow / Photography by Matthew Lim COL Chua Boon Keat COL Paul Cheak LTC De Silva Joe Ronesh ur Army recognises the efforts and hard work that Our LTC Dennis Oh Soldiers put in 24/7 and the Best Unit Competition is CWO Tang Peck Oon one of the ways where we reward this hard work and MAJ Phillip Wong effort. This month we acknowledge 18 units who have SLTC (NS) James Suresh achieved the Best Unit Awards for 2014. We meet the MAJ (NS) Sebastian Sim Best Combat o Units (Active and NS), and the Best Combat Support Unit on pages 7 Editorial Advisor to 15. BG Lim Hock Yu We are happy to see the continued support from the public for Our Soldiers through the outpouring of thanks on SAF Day 1st July. We would also like to thank News Crew Our Soldiers for keeping Our Nation safe. Editor Our Army provides continuous learning opportunities for Our Soldiers and we Mel Ferdinands feature the Learning and Organisational Seminar and the graduates from the SAF Continuing Educational Programme. On 13 June 2014, Chief of Army understand their training experience. High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Deputy Editor Photographers (COA), BG Perry Lim visited the Artillery One of the demonstrators, LCP Anand (HIMARS). COA was invited to ride in Melvin Loo Boey Jun Wei We are also happy to feature a contributed article from 5 SIR on their Iron Stingray Matthew Lim formation at the Home of the Gunners, Raj shared his feelings “It is very good one of the HIMARS vehicles. Terrance Yee Challenge. Khatib Camp. Also present was the that our COA came to visit, it encourages Assistant Melvin S Ferdinands Editors Aaron Ng Editor of Army News Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA), us and I hope that he enjoyed what we At the end of the visit, COA presented Lim Chen You Roy Chong CWO Tang Peck Oon. COA was hosted had prepared for his visit.” the COA coin to two soldiers from Lim Wei Liang Aloysius Lum by Chief of Artillery, COL Lawrence Lim the formation for their dedication to Writers Graphic and his command staff. COA also was able to inspect some of National Service (NS). Following this, Oon Ming Shen Designers PASSING ON THE BATON the equipment that the Artillery used, COA engaged the NSmen, regulars and Leong Khee Shuen Koh Jian Le June COA visited the various training such as the Pegasus (Singapore Light Defence Executive Officers (DXOs) from Jack Leong Sim Chun You Appointment Incoming Outgoing facilities that the gunners use to better Weight Howitzer), the Bronco and the the formation in a dialogue session. Saravanan Munusamy Marcus Yeo COMD ARMY TRG / DOCTRINE Ashwin Lee BG CHAN WING KAI BG LIM HOCK YU Brandon Leow Facebook COMMAND Representative Lee Xiang Rong CHIEF GUARDS OFFICER COL ONG SU KIAT MELVYN BG TAN KOK MING DESMOND Doing the right thing is one’s self-responsibility Story by Brandon Leow / Photography by Matthew Lim COMD 3 SIB LTC CHUA JIN KIAT COL DINESH VASU DASH ARMY NEWS is a monthly publication of the CPL Derek explained what had motivated Singapore Army. The opinions and views in him to make the decision to contact this newsletter are those expressed by the CO 1 CDO BN MAJ TJIOE JIN KIAT ALVIN LTC HOO WEI WEI IAIN writers and do not reflect the official views of the police “In my unit, 8 SIR, I frequently the Ministry of Defence. All rights reserved. watch the security troopers train and an Subjected to the provisions of the Copyright CHIEF ARMOUR OFFICER COL LIOW MENG KWEE BG SIEW KUM WONG Act, 1986, no part of this publication may important part of the creed they have is in any form or by any means (electronic, that ‘We will do what is right’. I myself feel mechanical, microcopying, photocopying, CO/ 821 SIR MAJ(NS) LEE KAH CHONG BENNY LTC(NS) LIM WEE TEE that it is important to be proactive and do recording or otherwise) be reproduced or transmitted without prior written permission the right thing, rather than stand by idly, LTC(NS) GUNASEKHARAN S/O from the publisher. CO/ 891 SIR MAJ(NS) TAN KWANG CHEAK while wrongdoings pass us by, especially CHELLAPPAN in this case where the wrongdoing is so LTC(NS) MOHAMAD KAHAR BIN CO/ 906 SIR MAJ(NS) EDZRA BIN ISKANDAR obvious.” He also emphasised personal ABU HASSAN Visit us online! safety as a high priority as unnecessary risks MAJ(NS) CHIN FONG CHEIT Read Army News on the internet at CO/ 98 CSSB LTC(NS) KOO THIM PENG IVAN could cause the situation to worsen for all http://www.army.sg CALVIN the parties involved in the situation. MWO(NS) KALAIARASAN S/O BDE SM/ 22 SIB MWO POON WAI LEONG Have something you wish KANNIYAPPAN to share with us? Staff Sergeant Dinesh Theroir, If you have any articles to contribute or BDE SM/ 24 SIB 1WO NG TECK CHUAN MWO WEE PENG CHOON Community, Liaison and Preparedness suggestions about our newsletter, contact us at : he easy way is not always the right way. the police to provide information on (Bukit Merah West NPC) added, “In recent [email protected] T RSM 488 SAR 1WO KHOO CHOON BOON - On 3rd May 2014, CPL Cai Yaolong Derek, a the suspect while his girlfriend took times, community policing has become ARMY NEWS medic in 8 SIR, 2 PDF demonstrated that photographs of the subject making his an important part of our police work. By (Suggestions and Feedback) an NSF is capable of choosing the right getaway. By co-ordinating with CPL Derek providing timely information, it allows us to 5 Depot Road, #08-10 RSM/ 906 SIR 3WO(NS) HO NAM POR - Tower B, Defence Technology Towers, way rather than the easy one. CPL Derek and his girlfriend, the police were able to solve cases quickly and allows us to bring Singapore 109681 SWO TAMIZH KANNAN S/O was with his mother and girlfriend, Lim Li apprehend the subject within the same criminals to justice quickly. If more people CMT/ SWI MWO LOW SOON PAN Tel : 6277 0383/6427 0465 Fax : 6427 0640 VELAVUDAN RAMANADHAN Tong Daphne at Redhill MRT station when hour. For their actions, both CPL Derek like Derek and Daphne could step up, we 2WO SUBRAMANIAM they noticed a man engaged in a suspicious and his girlfriend received the Public could definitely see a decrease in the crime RSM/ 2SIR 1WO TAN CHUN LI PUVANESHWARAN activity. The man was attempting to escape Spiritedness Award from Deputy Assistant rate and at the same time allow us to make by stealing a bicycle. Quickly taking charge Commissioner of Police, Melvin Yong. this country a safer place.” This example is In Completing their Cycle (Issue 224), MAJ (NS) Melvin Kuek Was Commanding Officer for 702 GDS; MR stands for Mindef Reserve. of the situation, CPL Derek contacted something everyone can learn from. Last Issue’s images for Symbols of Our Army: Artillery was Contributed by HQ Singapore Artillery. We apologise for the errors. fb.me/oursingaporearmy @oursgarmy youtube.com/OurSingaporeArmy @oursingaporearmy thesingaporearmy.tumblr.com 3 Around Our Army Guards Rappelling Heli live Task Story by Leong Khee Shuen / Photography by Aaron Ng 5 SIR Turn Ops Parade Story by Saravanan / Photography by Boey Jun Wei ceremony encapsulates all the hard "Guardsmen Warriors - Resolute in work done in the past year. One of the Loyalty, Steadfast in Commitment." These reasons for their successful operations are the opening lines of the Guards creed and training over the past year can be that every Guardsman recites. To be a part attributed to the bonded nature of the of the Guards formation family, a soldier needs to go through the Guards Conversion unit as shared by CPT Sufyan Mohd Course where one learns the essence of Noh, Officer Commanding of Bravo being a Guardsman. Part of their training Company. He believes that the strong includes a Heli Live Task where the soldiers family spirit in 5 SIR is essential for the experience rappelling firsthand from an unit to go through the tough training. airborne Helicopter. He also highlighted that leaders constantly engage the men under On 26 May 2014, the Heli Live Task saw When asked about his thoughts, 2LT 5th Battalion, Singapore Infantry was MAJ Tan Yong Meng. The parade their charge, to help them learn so that 87 soldiers rappel from a Helicopter for Ducourneau Max Gerald said, “Through Regiment (5 SIR) commemorated their commenced with the arrival of they understand the purpose for their the first time, from a height of 100 feet. In the course, we have bonded together and preparation for this task, their intensive matured and I got to know the people operational ready milestone on 28 May Reviewing Officer, COL Dinesh Vasu training.
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