OPS & TRAINING
DEFENCE MINISTER VISITS RSN SHIP DEPLOYED TO GULF
28 Feb 2005
Minister for Defence, Mr Teo Chee Hean, traveled to the Gulf to visit the Republic of Singapore Navy's (RSN) Landing Ship Tank (LST), RSS Resolution.
The LST and its 180 crew are in the Gulf on a three-month deployment till March as past of Singapore's contribution to the multinational effort in support of the reconstruction in Iraq.
Besides meeting the officers and men, Mr Teo also observed the LST's operations in logistics support for coalition vessels and helicopters.
During this trip, Mr Teo also visited Bahrain, where he called on Crown Prince and Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force, Shaikh Salman Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa.
The armed forces of Singapore and Bahrain have friendly interactions in the form of visits and courses.
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