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CHIEF OF DEFENCE VIRTUAL MEETING CONCLUDES TODAY

BOLKIAH GARISSON, Thursday, 01 December 2022 - The Joint Force Commander, Royal Brunei Armed Forces Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Alirupendi bin Haji Perudin today has attended the Chiefs of Defence virtual meeting (CHOD) on 01 December 2022 via video conference on behalf of the Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF). Also present in the meeting were Head of Joint Doctrine Warfare Centre (JDWC) and Staff Officer Grade 1 Intelligence, Joint Force Headquarters; and Research Officers from Directorate of Intelligence, Ministry of Defence.

The meeting was chaired by Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command (US INDOPACOM) Admiral John C. Aquilino. The virtual meeting was held with the theme “Building Climate Resilience" aims to build resilience against the risks of climate change that incorporate projected exposure to climate change in 2050 such as rising sea level, extreme heat, extreme precipitation and typhoon risk.

The CHOD Meeting is an annual meeting chaired by the US INDOPACOM, in which the participating CHOD will have the opportunities to discuss security issues that are of mutual concern. By far, this is the third time that the conference was held this year. The first virtual CHOD Conference was conducted in May 2022. The physical conference was held in Sydney, Australia last July, whereby regional countries of the Indo-Pacific region would normally take turn to host the physical meeting each year.




MESYUARAT CHIEF OF DEFENCE SECARA MAYA BERAKHIR HARI INI

BOLKIAH GARISON, Khamis, 01 Disember 2022 - Pemerintah Angkatan Bersama Brigadier Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Alirupendi bin Haji Perudin telah menghadiri mesyuarat Chiefs of Defence (CHOD) bagi mewakili pihak Yang Mulia Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB). Mesyuarat CHOD diadakan secara maya pada 01 Disember 2022. Turut hadir adalah Ketua Pusat Doktrin & Peperangan Bersama (PDPB) dan Pegawai Turus Perisikan, Markas Angkatan Bersama; dan Pegawai-pegawai Penyelidik dari Jabatanarah Perisikan, Kementerian Pertahanan.

Mesyuarat tersebut telah dipengerusikan oleh Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command (US INDOPACOM) Admiral John C. Aquilino. Mesyuarat secara maya tersebut membawa tema “Building Climate Resilience" yang memfokuskan terhadap risiko yang perlu dihadapi akibat daripada impak perubahan iklim, yang mana pada tahun 2050 dunia dijangka akan mengalami peningkatan dari segi kenaikan paras laut, suhu panas yang melampau, hujan lebat dan juga risiko taufan.

Selain daripada itu, mesyuarat tersebut merupakan mesyuarat tahunan yang dipengerusikan oleh US INDOPACOM, yang mana ketua-ketua angkatan tentera yang terlibat berpeluang untuk membincangkan isu-isu keselamatan yang mempunyai kepentingan bersama. Setakat ini, CHOD Conference ini adalah merupakan mesyuarat  kali ketiga telah dilaksanakan yang mana mesyuarat pertama telah dilaksanakan pada bulan Mei yang lepas secara maya. Perlaksanaan mesyuarat secara fizikal telah berlangsung di Sydney, Australia pada bulan Julai 2022, di mana negara serantau Indo Pasifik akan secara bergilir-gilir menjadi tuan rumah bagi mesyuarat fizikal setiap tahun.​