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RTAF CHIEF OF AIR STAFF MEETS SAF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TEAM

31 May 2006

STORY // Chen Wei Li
PHOTO // Chen Wei Li
The Royal Thai Air Force Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal (ACM) Sukumpol Suwanatat, met the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) humanitarian assistance team on 30 May at the Phitsanulok Military Airport.

The SAF is in Phitsanulok, Thailand to assist the local authorities in providing humanitarian aid like medical and food supplies to the villages affected by the recent flash floods.

ACM Suwanatat thanked all the SAF officers and men for their assistance in the flood relief operations.

Since arriving in Phitsanulok, the SAF team has been working with local Thai authorities to deliver medical and food supplies to villages affected by flash floods.

They have also sent medical staff to Ban Nam Ri, a village badly hit by the floods, to treat the villagers.




29 May 06 - Update on SAF Humanitarian Assistance Operations

26 May 06 - Singapore's Assistance to Thailand

ACM Suwanatat (left) speaking to (from right) Mission Commander Lieutenant-Colonel (LTC) Quek Chew Teck; Commanding Officer of 127 Squadron, LTC Chin Pak Chuen; and Assistant Defence Attache to Bangkok, LTC Kelvin Kok.
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