Brunei: Ministry of Defence delegation boards the USS Coronado

USS Coronado (Image: Wiki Commons)

MUARA, Saturday 18 February 2017 – The Deputy Minister of Defence, First Admiral (Retired) Dato Seri Pahlawan Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Tamit led a group of senior Ministry of Defence and RBAF officials to tour aboard the US Navy’s Singapore-based Littoral Combat Ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) which is on four-day visit to Brunei Darussalam. USS Coronado arrived at Muara on 16 February 2017.

Upon arrival, the Deputy Minister of Defence was welcomed by the United States Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam, His Excellency Craig B. Allen and the Commanding Officer of the USS Coronado (LCS 4) from the US Seventh Fleet, Commander Scott W. Larson.

Also in the delegation were Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Major General Dato Paduka Seri Mohd Tawih bin Abdullah, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence, Captain (Retired) Abd Rahman bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar, RBN, the Commander of Royal Brunei Navy (RBN), First Admiral Pengiran Dato Seri Pahlawan Norazmi bin Pengiran Haji Muhammad, Deputy Permanent Secretary and Senior Officers of the Ministry and the RBAF Officials.

The visit, coordinated by the United States Embassy in Brunei Darussalam, is part of the initiatives in enhancing defence relations between Brunei Darussalam and the United States of America. The visit opens an opportunity for the USS sailors to engage with their counterparts from the RBN. The ship is here for the first time and is in the region as part of its scheduled rotational deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

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