Bloggers Preview at Navy Open House 2010!

Naval Ships... and more naval ships!

Together with Singapore’s Blog Father, Mr Brown and other fellow blogger friends like DK and MoleMole, we had the privilege of attending the Navy Open House 2010 preview on 20 May 2010! On that day, organised groups from schools, grassroots organisations and MINDEF/SAF personnel were also there to experience the whole excitement of the Navy Open House!

Military Police Precision Drill

Before the Naval Sea Display, we were treated with the Military Police (MP) Precision Drill, which we only get to see at National Day Parade.

Chinook dropping the Naval Divers for the rescue mission

The Naval Sea Display was impressive! Naval Divers jumped off the Chinook near the mission area and off they go on for their mission.

"Cameo appearance" of the Submarine

One of the Navy’s submarines also made a “cameo appearance” during the naval sea display. Yup, it was quite random.

RSS Steadfast

To better understand how the Navy works during operations, we had a tour in one of our Frigates, The RSS Steadfast – The ship with the number 70!

CPT Augustine Lim of RSS Steadfast

CPT Augustine Lim gave us a quick introduction through demo videos as we proceed through the various stations of RSS Steadfast – If not this poor guy will have to repeat his script for 4 days! Haha. The Frigate truly demonstrates the thinking behind the 3G SAF – Operating a huge ship with a lean crew with the help of technology, and able to communicate with the land and air forces via the integrated combat network!

RSS Valour

The most exciting part of the whole Navy Open House for me is probably the ship cruise on RSS Valour! The wind were so strong when we were cruising in full speed!

LARC-V

At the Navy Open House, visitors can also get to experience the LARC-V (Lighter, Amphibious Resupply, Cargo, 5 ton), which is more commonly known as the “Ducktours”!

Greeting every visitors with a friendly smile

From what I understand from the Navy Open House organisers, more air-conditioned tents were set up after getting feedback from the public – So that the visitors can escape from the heat while getting to know more about the Navy. Very thoughtful of the organisers

The Navy Open House will be open to public on 22 and 23 May 2010. More details can be found at the official website. If you are still unsure about it, visit their facebook page to see the happenings at the open house! I am sure it will give you more reasons to make a trip down!

Just a word of caution… Remember to put on sunblock and drink plenty of water. And for the ladies, please do not wear skirts if you intend to go for the Frigate tour and Ship cruise! And did I mention that you need to ballot for the frigate guided tour and ship cruises? So remember to head to any of the three Information Booths for more information once you reach there!

Lastly, I would like to thank my ex-colleagues from the MINDEF Public Affairs and the Navy Open House organisers for invitation to the event and the great hospitality! Well done for your first foray into Bloggers Engagement!

P.S. If you like to see more of the photos taken during the event, remember to view my facebook photo album!