Royal Brunei Navy and Philippine Navy Conducts SEAGULL Exercise
PS-37 BRP
Artemo Ricarte and PS-38 BRP Mariano Alvarez (photo : Brunei MoD)
MUARA NAVAL
BASE - The Royal Brunei Navy and the Philippine Navy will be conducting a
combined naval exercise code-named Maritime Training Activity (MTA) SEAGULL
05/12 on 19 - 25 November 2012. This is the fifth in the series of bilateral
engagements between both navies, which is held bi-annually. The Royal Brunei
Navy will be host to this year's event and all military activities will be
conducted in Negara Brunei Darussalam.
This
training activity aims to strengthen bilateral security relationship and
cooperation as well as to enhance interoperability between the two navies,
promote mutual understanding and to bolster the existing long-standing
relationship among the officers and men of both navies.
KDB Syafiat P-19
(photo : Tolli)
This year,
two ships from the Royal Brunei Navy. KDB SYAFAAT and KDB AFIAT, will be joined
by two patrol ships from the Philippine Navy namely BRP ARTEMIO RICARTE (PS-37)
and BRP GENERAL MARIANO ALVAREZ (PS-38). The exercise will involve almost 150
personnel from both navies.
This
morning, the Commander of the Royal Brunei Navy, First Admiral Dato Seri
Pahlawan Haji Abdul Halim bin Hj Mohd Hanifah received a call from the
Commander of Philippine Fleet, Rear Admiral Orwen J. Cortez. Present during the
Call was the Ambassador of the Republic of Philippines, His Excellency Nestor
Z. Ochoa, Commander Leofilo G. Pulmano (DCTG 12.1), and both Philippine Patrol
Ships' Commanding Officers.
Upon
completion of the Call, the Commander of the Royal Brunei Navy presided over
the Opening Ceremony with the Commander of Philippine Fleet in attendance.
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