1. Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF)
3rd Sgt. Lim Chee Kiang, a crew chief for the integrated U.S.-Singapore
428th Fighter Squadron, inspects an RSAF F-16C/D cockpit after
a training mission at Cannon Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico.
2. The first RSAF aircraft and personnel
deployment to the U.S. for U.S. Air Force (USAF) training began
in 1988 at Luke AFB, Arizona and continues to this day. An RSAF
crew chief checks out an F-16 at Luke AFB.
3. Two RSAF members attend an academic course
phase of the U.S. training program.
4. RSAF life support specialists, MSgt. Lim
Eng Joo and Sr. Amn. Yew Chee Chong, inspect life support equipment
at the 428th Fighter Squadron.
5. The RSAF has six CH-47 Chinook helicopters
at Grand Prairie, Texas, where they train with the U.S.
Army National Guard.
 
6. (LEFT) RSAF personnel are full members
of the U.S. Air Force's 425th Fighter Squadron at Luke AFB.
(RIGHT) The latest integrated U.S.-Singapore training unit is
the 428th Fighter Squadron at Cannon AFB, New Mexico.
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7. RSAF pilots and their F-16s take part
in all exercises alongside the Americans, including the U.S.
Air Force's highly realistic and demanding RED FLAG exercises
at Nellis AFB, Nevada.
8. Peace Carvin III, the project name for
the RSAF fighter training at Cannon AFB, is fully funded by the
Government of Singapore.
9. Two RSAF F-16 Fighting Falcons (F16) Dimensions
:Length Overall 15.01m; Wing Span 10.01m
Height 5.09 m; Performance :Max Level Speed 40,000 ft Above Mach
2; Sea Level 1.50m; Radar APG-68
10. RSAF personnel train in USAF air refueling
procedures at McConnell AFB, Kansas. They train on KC-135 tankers
that are replacing RSAF's KC-130s.
11. Dr. Tony Tan, Deputy Prime Minister and
Defence Minister of Singapore, leads Gen. Richard Hawley, Commander
of USAF's Air Combat Command and other USAF and RSAF officers
for the inauguration ceremony of the 428th Fighter Squadron.
12. RSAF training in the U.S. is a reflection
of a larger Singapore-U.S. defense cooperation. U.S. Defense
Secretary William Cohen and Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister
Tony Tan signed a new agreement in November, 1998 authorizing
U.S. Navy access to Singapore Navy facilities.
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