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| British Forces Brunei | |
|---|---|
 The British Tri-Service badge | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom Brunei Darussalam |
| Branch |  British Army Royal Air Force |
| Type | overseas UK military base |
| Part of | UK Ministry of Defence |
| Garrison/HQ | Seria,Belait District,Brunei Darussalam |
| Commanders | |
| Commander of the British Forces Brunei | Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Todd |
British Forces Brunei (BFB) is the name given to theBritish Armed Forces presence inBrunei Darussalam. Sincethe handover ceremony of Hong Kong in 1997, the garrison in Brunei is one of the remaining British military bases in theFar East, along withSingapore (and one of sixEast of Suez, along withDiego Garcia,HMSJuffair,UK Joint Logistics Support Base (UKJLSB),Sembawang Base in Singapore, and theOmani-British Joint Training Area).
The BFB garrison came about in 1963, when British troops were moved there fromSingapore to quell the1962 Brunei revolt againstSultanOmar Ali Saifuddien III in December 1962.[1]
From there, British forces have been involved in several conflicts, including helping to quell theBrunei Revolt of 1962 and theIndonesia–Malaysia confrontation. Since Brunei's independence in 1984, forces have been stationed there at the request of the currentSultan, in a renewable agreement lasting five years at a time. The forces stationed in Brunei are available to assist the Sultan,[2] but are also available for deployment overseas with other elements of theBritish Armed Forces if needed. As recompense, the Sultan pays to help support the British presence.[3][4]
On 1 August 2021,No. 7 Flight AAC was re-designated as No. 667 Squadron AAC.[5] In 2022, theBell 212 was replaced in Brunei with theRAF Puma HC2, operated byNo. 1563 Flight RAF.[6] A year later on 27 May, the 1563 Flight was replaced by Pumas fromNo. 230 Squadron RAF.[7][8]
British Forces Brunei is located atMedicina Lines andTuker Lines near the oil town ofSeria inBelait District, and is centred on alight infantry battalion, which will be one of the twobattalions of theRoyal Gurkha Rifles. The battalion stationed in Brunei operates as the British Army's acclimatised Far East reserve,[9] and is available for overseas deployment to the Far East and beyond; the Brunei-based battalion has been deployed toAfghanistan as part ofOperation Herrick on several occasions, as well as toEast Timor.[10]
In addition, Brunei serves as one of the British Army's major training areas, specialising injungle warfare, with theJungle Warfare Training School (also known as Training Team Brunei or Jungle Warfare Division (JWD)) running the Jungle Warfare Advisor's Course.[11] The three locations that make up Brunei Garrison areSittang Camp, which is located in the middle of the nation just outside ofTutong, Medicina Lines, which is home to the Jungle Warfare Division and 230 Sqn RAF. The Garrison Headquarters and the resident Gurkha Battalion are housed in Tuker Lines, which is also home to the Garrison Support Services.[12]
TheBritish Forces Broadcasting Service broadcasts to the garrison, carrying programmes from both BFBS Radio 1 and BFBS Radio Gurkha. The Hornbill School, operated byService Children's Education, is a primary school for children of services personnel.[15][16]
The sultan, the world's second-longest reigning monarch, also directly finances Britain's military presence and entrusts a Gurkha unit retired from the British army with his personal security.
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