Brunei Peacekeepers To Join UN Force In Lebanon Soon
By James Kon

Bandar Seri Begawan - The role of Support Services of Royal Brunei Armed Forces came in for high praise yesterday by its commandant Colonel Pengiran Haji Azmansham Bin Pengiran Hj Mohammad, who also indicated the "soon to come" Brunei's peacekeeping mission to Lebanon.

"Besides providing support services to the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, the unit has been providing aid for international operations such as assisting in humanitarian operations and international peacekeeping missions," he added.

"The operations involving Support Services include tsunami aid in Aceh, earthquake aid in Jogyakarta, monitoring mission in Aceh, International monitoring mission in Mindanao and soon to come, the peacekeeping mission to Lebanon, which is a huge leap in the development of Support Services since its establishment 15 years ago," he said.

"And through these missions, we get a chance to test our capabilities and trainings as well as to show that we can provide support services in a real situation and operation," added Colonel Pengiran Haji Azmansham.

Recalling the Brunei International Tattoo performance 2006, the commandant lauded the performance of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces as well as the support units of Support Services and individuals who played their roles while cooperating with other units of RBAF in successfully organising one of the biggest Tattoo performances in the world.

He urged all personnel of Support Services RBAF not to be complacent with past achievements as there is still plenty of room for improvement in their efforts to continue building efficiency and capability.

In terms of discipline and security, the commandant reminded all personnel to be cautious and diligent while carrying out their task. He warned that tough disciplinary actions will be taken against those who continue to be careless and neglect their responsibilities.

"Recently, I have also urged heads of department to improve the management and implementation of programmes at headquarters and Support Services units.

"With regards to this, a quality management system will be set up in stages in the various areas. In other words, the main work procedure will have to identified, properly arranged, recorded and audited to give consistency in management," he added.

Also present at the ceremony were the deputy commandant, senior officers, officers and personnel from the Support Services of Royal Brunei Armed Forces.

The night before the parade ceremony, a "Doa Kesyukuran" was held at the Berakas Garrison's Surau in conjunction with the 15th Anniversary of Support Services of Royal Brunei Armed Forces.  -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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