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Brunei and U.S. Exchange Search & Rescue Visits


Royal Brunei Armed Forces officers visit Headquarters, U.S. Pacific Command in Hawaii during a Search and Rescue (SAR) exchange visit. L to R: Capt. (U) Matyussof bin Hj Matyassin, Training Officer, Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAF) 4 Squadron; Maj. (U) Jofri bin Hj Abdullah, S02 G2/G3, HQ RBAF and head of delegation; Lt. Col. Neal Carbaugh, U.S. Pacific Command J3111 and host; Maj. Dale Weaver, USAF, Chief, Pacific Rescue Coordination Center; and Maj. (L) Jorsni bin Hj Lamat, S02 (SAR), Brunei Ministry of Defense.



The Brunei officers are welcomed on board a U.S. Coast Guard Utility Boat by BM3 Anita Carpenter to observe water rescue equipment and techniques.





Capt. Matyussof studies the controls of the U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter at Wheeler Army Airfield.

 



U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Tim Chang stands with Capt. Matyussof bin Hj Matyassin and Maj. Hj Harith bin Hj Abd. Karim Harith in front of an HH-65 helicopter at Barber’s Point Coast Guard Air Station.




L to R: Capt. Matyussof, Maj. Jofri, CW3 Peek Smith, Maj. Jorsni, and Maj. Harith at the U.S. Army 25th Aviation Brigade’s Blackhawk helicopter simulator facility.

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