Sabah, 9 February 2023 – Asset readiness and the welfare of defence workers are the main focus of the work review of the Minister of Defence, YB Dato’ Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Haji Hasan today.

YB Minister of Defence has been to the Command Headquarters of the Eastern Fleet, Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Kota Kinabalu, Sepanggar Bay and the Headquarters of the Fifth Malaysian Infantry Division (5 Div), Camp Lok Kawi, Kota Kinabalu to have a closer look at the facilities of the camps and reviewed the state of operation and preparedness of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) as well as Ministry of Defence employees.

At the same time, YB Minister of Defence was given a briefing on operation and readiness as well as the latest status of ship assets and In Service Support (ISS) of Submarines belonging to RMN.

YB Minister of Defence was also taken to the Headquarters Operation Jetty and the Submarine Operation Jetty to see firsthand the Submarine Maintenance Facility (Subfac), KD TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN and TUN ABDUL RAZAK, Kota Kinabalu Air Squadrons including SQN 503 and SQN 601, Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) KD BADIK and KD SERANG and PTTK Shooting Complex.

The Work Review of the Minister of Defence, YB Dato’ Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Haji Hasan this time is in line with the main objective of the Defence White Paper which involves the role of MAF in protecting the interests of the country, especially defending sovereignty and territorial integrity by avoiding any form of aggression.

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Sabah, 9 Februari 2023 -Kesiagaan aset dan kebajikan warga kerja pertahanan fokus utama tinjauan kerja Menteri Pertahanan, YB Dato’ Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Haji Hasan pada hari ini.

YB Menteri Pertahanan telah ke Markas Pemerintahan Armada Timur, Pangkalan Tentera Laut DiRaja Malaysia (TLDM) Kota Kinabalu, Teluk Sepanggar dan Markas Divisyen Kelima Infantri Malaysia (5 Div), Kem Lok Kawi, Kota Kinabalu untuk melihat dengan lebih dekat fasiliti dan kemudahan Kem-Kem Tentera seterusnya meninjau keadaan pengoperasian dan kesiapsiagaan Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM) serta warga kerja Kementerian Pertahanan.

Pada masa yang sama, YB Menteri Pertahanan telah diberikan taklimat pengoperasian dan kesiagaan serta status terkini aset kapal dan In Service Support (ISS) Kapal Selam milik TLDM.

YB Menteri Pertahanan turut dibawa ke Jeti Operasi Markas dan Jeti Operasi Kapal Selam untuk melihat secara langsung Fasiliti Senggaraan Kapal Selam (Subfac), KD TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN dan TUN ABDUL RAZAK, Skuadron (SKN) Udara Kota Kinabalu merangkumi SKN 503 dan SKN 601, Kapal Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) KD BADIK dan KD SERANG serta Kompleks Menembak PTTK.

Tinjauan Kerja Menteri Pertahanan, YB Dato’ Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Haji Hasan kali ini sejajar dengan objektif utama Kertas Putih Pertahanan yang melibatkan peranan ATM melindungi kepentingan negara, terutama mempertahankan kedaulatan dan keutuhan wilayah dengan menghindar daripada sebarang bentuk pencerobohan.