APGC SQUADRONS RENAMED, 4 NEW SQUADRONS INAUGURATED

To better reflect the new and expanded roles of the Air Power Generation Command (APGC) squadrons, the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) officially renamed 19 squadrons under APGC using three-digit numerical designations and inaugurated four new squadrons.

The four new Air Base Sustainment squadrons will be in charge of ground logistics.

The name change and inauguration come on the heels of an organisational review of APGC completed earlier this year, said Chief of Air Force Major-General Ng Chee Meng, who officiated at the renaming and inauguration ceremony on 5 Oct at the Air Force Training Command auditorium.

During the ceremony, MG Ng presented the new squadron logos to the commanding officers and chief warrant officers of the squadrons. He also explained that the changes were to better enable APGC to achieve its desired operational outcome and to develop the mindsets of its people "to sharpen their operational instinct and imbue in them a stronger sense of mission".

"Such an effort is significant because a squadron's name is an important element with which an individual in a squadron associates himself, both operationally and professionally," he added.

The new names also help to align APGC squadrons with other squadrons in the RSAF, which are identified by a three-digit number based on their functions.

With the change, the Flying Support, Airfield Maintenance, Field Defence and Ground Logistics squadrons have been renamed using the 200, 500, 600 and 700 series respectively. The Aircraft Operational Maintenance and Aircraft Specialist Maintenance squadrons were renamed using the 800 and 810 series respectively.



The last digit of the three-digit squadron number represents the air base in which the squadron is located. The numbers "5", "6", "7" and "8" represent Tengah Air Base (TAB), Sembawang Air Base (SBAB), Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) and Changi Air Base (CAB) respectively.



The squadrons are also grouped according to their functional areas, and these groupings have adopted new names or descriptors that better reflect the operational roles that personnel in the squadrons play.



The full list of the new squadron (sqn) names and their new descriptors is below.