Bolkiah Garrison () also sometimes referred to as Bolkiah Camp, is one of the

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, and serves as the

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of the

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(MINDEF) and

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(RBAF). International defence collaborations, meetings and bilateral exercises are planned and considered within this military base.

History

The Training Institute of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (TI RBAF) was established on 7 April 1969, but it would later be relocated to

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in 1991. At the Bolkiah Garrison, the Second Battalion was organized on 2 January 1975, and temporarily based there until the completion of the

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in Tutong town,

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on 10 May 1976. As of 1995, there was a small garrison based at Bolkiah Camp alongside

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to provide training the local soldiers. In 2008, plans were made to upgrade the base's

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, RBAF Museum and provide housing for the inhabitants. The Medical Reception Station (MRS) designed ALD Consultants was officially opened in 2018. On 21 March 2019, at the newly built Bolkiah Gymnasium and Multi-Purpose Hall, the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) hosted the launching ceremony for "the Upgrading of the RBAF's Identification Card and Security Enhancement Expo in upholding

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." One of the attempts to strengthen the security system in the RBAF is the upgrading of the

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. During Royal Brunei Armed Forces’s (RBAF) 58th anniversary on 30 June 2019, 1,058 servicemen participated in an annual parade held within the Bolkiah Garrison.

Facilities

There are several facilities built within the base: * Royal Brunei Armed Forces Museum * Medical Reception Station * Ministry of Defence Building * Bolkiah Gymnasium and Multi-Purpose Hall * Performance Optimisation Centre * Dewan Gerak Badan * Officer's Mess * Surau Ad Difa' Bolkiah Garison * Joint Force Headquarters * Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence & Strategic Studies Library Bolkiah Garrison

References

External links

{{Military of Brunei Royal Brunei Land Forces Bandar Seri Begawan