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Chief of Air Force Major-General Ng Chee Khern officiated at the send-off ceremony for the Republic of Singapore Air Force KC-135 tanker aircraft deployment to the Gulf, at Changi Air Base this morning. The 36-man KC-135 detachment is Singapore's latest contribution in support of the multinational reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The KC-135 tanker aircraft will conduct air-to-air refuelling missions in support of the coalition forces during its three-month deployment.
Since 2003, the SAF has made four deployments of KC-135 tanker aircraft, four deployments of Landing Ships Tank and one deployment of a C-130 transport aircraft to the Gulf.
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