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| RBAF personnel in the OPERASI KUKRI mission. |
SINGAPORE, Thursday 30 April 2015 - The eight Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) and Gurkha Reserve Unit (GRU) relief effort team to Nepal arrived in Singapore last night where they joined Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) personnel from the Changi Regional Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Coordination Centre (RHCC) and departed for Kathmandu this morning on board the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) C-130 aircraft.
On board the aircraft were sustenance and medical supplies, six additional SAF personnel from RHCC and the RBAF personnel in the OPERASI KUKRI mission. The RBAF personnel will join the SAF medical team deployed to Gokarna town. Both RBAF and SAF will work alongside in providing medical assistance to the earthquake victims there in Nepal. This team will assist the Nepalese disaster management authorities and military in coordinating the relief effort.
The engagement of the RBAF personnel to the RHCC demonstrates the excellent defence ties between the SAF and RBAF.