SAF's Medical Team leaves for Afghanistan + Desert Camo pics
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SAF Medical Team Leaves for Afghanistan
Posted: 16 May 2007, 1630 hours (Time is GMT +8 hours)
Chief of Staff (General Staff) Brigadier-General Hugh Lim presenting the country patch to one of the five-man dental team member CPT (Dr) Bernard Tan Wei Yang.
Chief of Staff (General Staff) Brigadier-General Hugh Lim presenting the state flag to the team leader of the five-man dental team LTC Lee Kuan Chung.
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) is sending a five-man medical team to Bamiyan Province in central Afghanistan, from 16 May to 7 August 2007. The SAF personnel will operate as part of the New Zealand Defence Force's (NZDF) Provincial Reconstruction Team in Bamiyan. The team's objective is to establish and operate a dental clinic at Bamiyan Hospital. The team will bring specialised equipment, set up the clinic, and provide dental services to the local community. The SAF personnel will also train local Afghan staff to run the clinic on a long-term basis.
The SAF and NZDF know each other well, having previously been deployed together in the UN mission in East Timor. The NZDF has operated in Bamiyan Province since 2003. Their personnel have built up a strong foundation of trust with the local community and provincial government.
The Chief of Staff (General Staff) Brigadier-General Hugh Lim presented the country patch and state flag to the team on 3 May in a ceremony at Nee Soon Camp. The team was sent off this evening by Commander 3rd Division Brigadier-General Tan Yih San.
This humanitarian assistance project is part of Singapore's overall contribution to the international reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan.
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nice looking desert camo
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Looks like the British desert BDU.
Contributing in a small way, with a big heart
Posted: 16 May 2007, 1830 hours (Time is GMT +8 hours)
In the three months ahead, Guards Officer Lieutenant-Colonel (LTC) Lee Kuan Chung and Dental Officer Major (Dr) Lee Chee Wee know they have their work cut out for them.
As part of a five-man medical team from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), they will be looking to set up a dental clinic from scratch in the Bamiyan Province in central Afghanistan, and train locals to run the clinic on a long-term basis. On top of language and cultural differences, they will also have to contend with logistic challenges to obtain the supplies needed.
"Essentially, there's no one-man play here, no solo heroes," MAJ (Dr) Lee told PIONEER.
"We work as a team, with each of us playing our individual roles and to cover each other if someone is down."
"The five-man team is going to be just sufficient and the challenge will be to make sure that this team can be up to the job," he added.
The SAF team will be part of the New Zealand Defence Force's (NZDF) Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) efforts in Bamiyan, and team members look forward to making a difference to the lives of the Afghans and to do Singaporeans proud by achieving something worthwhile.
"Singapore is a very small country, but we want to be a responsible member of the international community," said team leader LTC Lee.
"It's a five-man team. I don't think it is a major contribution as compared to the rest of the countries, but I think it is significant because this is where we can contribute and setting up a dental clinic is what we think is needed in the province of Bamiyan."
The project was chosen after much deliberation and was deemed to be most helpful to the Afghan people. The Afghan government, local authorities and the NZDF were consulted on the choice of projects.
To better prepare them for this deployment, the team had been sent earlier to New Zealand for three weeks, to train with the NZDF. Back in Singapore, they continued to brush up on their medical skills and familiarised themselves with Afghanistan, its people and culture.
"Our training has prepared us well for the mission; it's not something that we take lightly," said LTC Lee.
"The training has been comprehensive, we put a lot of thought into what we need to train, how we need to train, so as to make sure we are well-prepared for the operation."
The SAF and NZDF are no strangers to each other, having previously been deployed together in the UN mission in East Timor.
The NZDF has operated in Bamiyan Province since 2003 and their personnel have built up a strong foundation of trust with the local community and provincial government.
The SAF team left headed to Afghanistan on 16 May and Chief of Staff (General Staff) Brigadier-General Hugh Lim presented the country patch and state flag to the members on 3 May in a separate ceremony at Nee Soon Camp.
This humanitarian assistance project is part of Singapore's overall contribution to the international reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan. -
BABY HUGH!!!!!
doesnt he look cute and like a big grown chubby bbaby!!!!!! -
Baby your head ah.Originally posted by mhcampboy:BABY HUGH!!!!!
doesnt he look cute and like a big grown chubby bbaby!!!!!! 
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he looks like a mini yamashita...Originally posted by LazerLordz:Baby your head ah.
jap baby boy!!! -
i do have to agree that he looks chubby....Originally posted by mhcampboy:BABY HUGH!!!!!
doesnt he look cute and like a big grown chubby bbaby!!!!!! 
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the desert camo put the name tag a bit strange strange leh... Thought is the digital camo...
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Originally posted by mhcampboy:he looks like a mini yamashita...
jap baby boy!!!
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got SAF digital camo meh? last time i ask around, no news...Originally posted by gaoxingdcf:the desert camo put the name tag a bit strange strange leh... Thought is the digital camo...
IMHO looks like some desert type tiger stripe...
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my ex-CO is in the 2nd pic...Originally posted by LazerLordz:SAF Medical Team Leaves for Afghanistan
Posted: 16 May 2007, 1630 hours (Time is GMT +8 hours)
Chief of Staff (General Staff) Brigadier-General Hugh Lim presenting the country patch to one of the five-man dental team member CPT (Dr) Bernard Tan Wei Yang.
Chief of Staff (General Staff) Brigadier-General Hugh Lim presenting the state flag to the team leader of the five-man dental team LTC Lee Kuan Chung.
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) is sending a five-man medical team to Bamiyan Province in central Afghanistan, from 16 May to 7 August 2007. The SAF personnel will operate as part of the New Zealand Defence Force's (NZDF) Provincial Reconstruction Team in Bamiyan. The team's objective is to establish and operate a dental clinic at Bamiyan Hospital. The team will bring specialised equipment, set up the clinic, and provide dental services to the local community. The SAF personnel will also train local Afghan staff to run the clinic on a long-term basis.
The SAF and NZDF know each other well, having previously been deployed together in the UN mission in East Timor. The NZDF has operated in Bamiyan Province since 2003. Their personnel have built up a strong foundation of trust with the local community and provincial government.
The Chief of Staff (General Staff) Brigadier-General Hugh Lim presented the country patch and state flag to the team on 3 May in a ceremony at Nee Soon Camp. The team was sent off this evening by Commander 3rd Division Brigadier-General Tan Yih San.
This humanitarian assistance project is part of Singapore's overall contribution to the international reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan.
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I was wondering why the LTC his uniform seems to be faded compared to the CPT? Wad does SAF wish to call this new uniform, eg. No.6?
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that area considered to be the safest right ? correct me if im wrong .
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Question:
How does the New Zealand uniform looks like? Is that the same type of camo ?
The fade uniform means that they already used it and wash during their training preparation. Did they trained in New Zealand or Australia?
But I must say they look really fit as a dentist capacity.
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BG Hugh Lim shaved off his moustache!?
his haircut looks terrible, especially the sides. -
why u talk bad abt him!??Originally posted by Gordonator:BG Hugh Lim shaved off his moustache!?
his haircut looks terrible, especially the sides. 
he is rich ok! -
now that you mentioned it... hahaha... yea BG Hugh got his signature moustache taken off.... bravo to him =)Originally posted by Gordonator:BG Hugh Lim shaved off his moustache!?
his haircut looks terrible, especially the sides.
Didn't know he was Chief of Staff (J-S). Was this a recent promotion....
And campy... there you go again... fawning like a baby deer over BG Hugh!! -
my boss mah.. i served bg chin for couple of months only... and bg ravin few weeks only...Originally posted by sir sickolot II:now that you mentioned it... hahaha... yea BG Hugh got his signature moustache taken off.... bravo to him =)
Didn't know he was Chief of Staff (J-S). Was this a recent promotion....
And campy... there you go again... fawning like a baby deer over BG Hugh!!
definitely i got affinity with this chubby general!!
i posted in..he also in.. i ord.. he also posted out.. -
blame the lights..Originally posted by equlus84:I was wondering why the LTC his uniform seems to be faded compared to the CPT? Wad does SAF wish to call this new uniform, eg. No.6? -
Yup, photographer screwed up the white balance.Originally posted by mr_sotong:blame the lights.. -
BG Hugh got to be one of the few (if not only) officer who wears IPPT silver.
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Your CO is a dentist ?Originally posted by mr_sotong:my ex-CO is in the 2nd pic...
Is there a SAF Dental Battalion ?
Dentists wear Guards berets ?
Or is that a new colour beret for the desert camou uniform ?
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Can't tell you much, but there is a dental department in medical corp...Originally posted by KoolKool:Your CO is a dentist ?
Is there a SAF Dental Battalion ?
Dentists wear Guards berets ?
Or is that a new colour beret for the desert camou uniform ?
5-man team to operate a clinic means how many dental staff ?
I dun think the LTC is part of the medical vocation, but its possible to convert to guardsman anyway.
Maybe the LTC is just the mission commander....
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which country's desert camo did we stun from ar ? ....