Indeed, Col Tan CJ was SAF's point man in Meulaboh, which took a
big chunk of Flying's Eagle's resources. And from what i've read,
he provided solid and exemplary leadership.
At the same time, there was another major deployment to Phuket. As
the overall commander, the CDF was responsible for marshaling the
available resources of SAF at his disposal to successfully
accomplish the mission. So the buck stops with him
Viewed from another angle, one can say that SAF's swift and
decisive response is actually the 'fruit' of constant military
readiness and high level of defense capability. No prize from
guessing who is responsible for ensuring that as well
