Channel NewsAsia - Monday, June
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SINGAPORE: For the fifth year in a row the 1st Commando
Battalion has clinched the Best Combat Unit award in the SAF Day
Best Unit Competition held on Sunday.
And also showing their might in the air five years in a row was
the RSAF 149 Squadron which grabbed the Best Fighter Squadron.
But it was a debut win for the Navy’s RSS Formidable, which won
the Best Ship award.
The Formidable—class frigates are built for multi—dimensional
warfare in the air, surface, and sub—surface domains and play a key
role in the operation of the 3rd Generation SAF.
As for the seasoned winners, the RSAF 149 Squadron has
participated actively in major multilateral exercises such as
Exercise Bersama Shield and Bersama Lima under the Five Power
Defence Arrangements (FPDA).
They also took part in Exercise Cope Tiger with the US and
Thailand air forces.
As for the 1st Commando Battalion, it’s an unprecedented 22
times that it has clinched the Best Combat Unit award. — CNA/vm
