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SINGAPORE : The Singapore Armed Forces’ (SAF) crew from the
KC—135 tanker aircraft returned home from their three—month
deployment in the Gulf on Monday.
MINDEF said the KC—135 deployment is part of Singapore’s
on—going contributions to the multinational reconstruction efforts
in Iraq and Afghanistan.
During its deployment, the detachment conducted around 350 hours
of air—to—air refuelling in support of the coalition forces.
Since 2003, the SAF has made five deployments of KC—135 tanker
aircraft, four deployments of Landing Ships Tank and one deployment
of a C—130 transport aircraft to the Gulf. — CNA/ms