OPS & TRAINING

DR TAN AFFIRMS IMPORTANCE OF AN OPERATIONALLY READY RSAF

01 Sep 2016

STORY // Teo Jing Ting
PHOTO // Shaun Ng

Dr Tan (far left) giving a wave before his familiarisation flight in the Super Puma. He was accompanied by Dr Maliki (far right) and Chief of Air Force Major-General Mervyn Tan.

Dr Tan (in white) interacting with personnel from 125 and 126 SQNs.

Members of the SAR team demonstrating a scramble when they are activated.

Dr Tan (second from left) observing a resuscitation demonstration.

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