Singapore and Australia Conduct Bilateral CBRE
Exercise
The Singapore Armed Forces' (SAF) Chemical, Biological,
Radiological and Explosives (CBRE) Defence Group and the Australian
Defence Force's (ADF) Incident Response Regiment (IRR) successfully
conducted a bilateral CBRE exercise in Holsworthy Barracks, Sydney
from 31 Oct to 1 Nov 07.
This is the 4th time that the SAF and the ADF have conducted this
annual bilateral CBRE exercise. This year's exercise scenario
focused on responses to a clandestine laboratory suspected of
making chemical and radiological devices, and allowed both armed
forces to enhance and sharpen their preventive and response
capabilities in working together to counter CBRE threats.
The exercise also facilitated the sharing of operational knowledge
and strengthened the close relationship and commitment between both
countries in combating the proliferation of CBRE material.
The SAF CBRE Task Force was led by the Commanding Officer of 39th
Singapore Combat Engineer Battalion, LTC Jason Tan.
