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The SAF and United States Marine Corps Successfully Conclude Exercise Valiant Mark

The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and the United States Marine Corps (USMC) successfully conducted the 28th edition of the annual bilateral exercise, Exercise Valiant Mark (XVM), from 27 April to 8 May 2026.

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Top Military Award Conferred on Australia Chief of the Defence Force

Australia Chief of the Defence Force Admiral (ADML) David Johnston was conferred Singapore's highest military award, the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera) [Distinguished Service Order (Military)], by President Tharman Shanmugaratnam at the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) this morning.

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Written Reply by Minister for Defence Chan Chun Sing to Parliamentary Question on Meal Allowances for Full-time National Servicemen on 6 May 2026

The monthly NS allowance provides for basic personal upkeep, including the cost of meals. The SAF has reviewed the NS allowance four times over the past decade to ensure that it remains adequate, and will continue to do so regularly.

Parliamentary Statements

Written Reply by Minister for Defence Chan Chun Sing to Parliamentary Question on the Refreshed Medical Classification System on 6 May 2026

The refreshed Medical Classification System (MCS) is part of broader efforts over the years to optimise the deployment of our national servicemen in the SAF and Home Team.

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Written Reply by Minister for Defence Chan Chun Sing to Parliamentary Question on the US-Indonesia Major Defense Cooperation Partnership on 6 May 2026

All countries seek to develop mutually beneficial partnerships; and Singapore will continue to actively engage and seek to make common cause with as many countries as possible, to forge overlapping circles of friends.

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Written Reply by Minister for Defence Chan Chun Sing to Parliamentary Question on Medical Info Confidentiality in MCS on 5 May 2026

MINDEF/SAF has always maintained strict confidentiality over our service personnel’s medical information, and this will not change under the refreshed MCS.

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Written Reply by Minister for Defence Chan Chun Sing to Parliamentary Question on Internal Security Audits for Sensitive Security Breaches on 5 May 2026

MINDEF has established protocols to audit sensitive areas and corruption cases for security breaches.

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Written Reply by Minister for Defence Chan Chun Sing to Parliamentary Question on the Breakdown of Volunteers to the SAF Volunteer Corps on 5 May 2026

Interest in joining the SAFVC has grown significantly over the years. Since SAFVC was established in 2014, over 1,500 men and women have completed training and served as SAFVC Volunteers.

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Written Reply by Minister for Defence Chan Chun Sing to Parliamentary Question on Transport Provisions for Stay-out Full-time National Servicemen on 5 May 2026

All NSFs are provided with the same monthly base allowance that is sized for their basic personal upkeep. Rather than directly prescribing specific provisions for them, this allows NSFs the agency to purchase items according to their needs.

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Media Reply on Land Reclamation at Pulau Sudong

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