The SAF Conducts Air-Land Integrated Live-Firing Exercise in Oklahoma

Permanent Secretary for Defence, Mr Chan Yeng Kit, and the US Chief of the Field Artillery and 51st Commandant of the US Army Field Artillery School Brigadier-General (BG) William Turner witnessed a live-firing exercise yesterday at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA. The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) is conducting an air-land integrated live-firing exercise, Exercise Daring Warrior, from 4 to 23 November 2014 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA.

About 340 personnel from the SAF are participating in the exercise, which involves assets such as the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) from the Singapore Army and Apache AH-64D attack helicopters from the Republic of Singapore Air Force. This is the fourth year that the SAF is conducting Exercise Daring Warrior in the USA.  During the exercise, the SAF and the US Army conducted a bilateral air-land integrated live-firing exercise, which saw the involvement of 120 troops from the Oklahoma Army Reserve National Guard, 1-14th Field Artillery Regiment and 3-13th Field Artillery Regiment.

Highlighting the value of Exercise Daring Warrior, BG Turner said, "I can't overemphasise the importance of this kind of training in terms of the long term strategies for our defence. Exercise Daring Warrior has been a great training opportunity for both armed forces to work on interoperability and establish a common understanding of each other's operational capabilities.

"Training in the US allows the SAF to hone its capabilities and strengthen its operational readiness. It also provides an excellent opportunity for professional exchanges between the two armed forces and underscores the excellent and long-standing defence relationship between Singapore and the US.