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	Armed Forces (Singapore) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) is used as the overall description of the three branches of the military units (land, air, sea) and the land forces (the Army) specifically as well.
		The SAF Flag is similar to the national flag but with the armed forces seal in the fly (in the white lower segment).
		The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) Flags follow the same general pattern, the State Flag is used with their respective Insignias on the lower fly.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/sg^.html (777 words)

	A deep, dark, secret love affair
		When Singapore was separated from the Malayan Federation in 1963 and when the UK Armed Forces decided to leave the East in 1965, PM Lee Kuan Yew looked to India for help for its Armed Forces and Foreign Affairs.
		Singapore's aircraft industry is cooperating with its Israeli counterpart and with Elbit Systems in upgrading the F-5 warplanes of the Turkish Air Force.
		The Singapore delegate at the United Nations abstained in a vote on a resolution condemning Israel that was sponsored by the Arab states.
	www.singapore-window.org /sw05/040818id.htm (3505 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Singapore remained an important part of the Malacca Sultanate; it was the fief of the admirals (laksamanas), including the famous Hang Tuah.
		Singapore fell to the Japanese on 15 February 1942, and was renamed Syonan (Light of the South).
		Singapore was separated from the rest of Malaysia on 9 August 1965, and became a sovereign, democratic and independent nation.
	reenic.utexas.edu /asnic/countries/singapore/Singapore-History.html (2141 words)

	Singapore Armed Forces - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Singapore Armed Forces (abbreviation: SAF, Malay: Angkatan Tentera Singapura, Simplified Chinese: 新加坡武装部队) comprises of three branches: the Singapore Army, the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN).
		Singapore is a member of the Five Power Defence Arrangement together with the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Malaysia.
		The SAF is headed by the CDF, a three-star general (or Lieutenant-General) and he is assisted by the chiefs of the respective services, who are two-star generals/admirals (or Major-General).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Singapore_Armed_Forces (1678 words)

	The Japanese Occupation of Singapore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Singapore was, before 1965, a part of the Straits Settlements (now largely Malaysia), and cross-border disputes with our neighbours do get a little rowdy once in a while.
		Leasor concurs with this story, although in his version, the Chinese are forced to dig their graves with their bare hands first, then lined up in front of the graves and shot (256).
		The Singapore Armed Forces is our military defence - along with economic, social, psychological and civil - and though our population is only 3 million or so, the implementation of Compulsory 2 1/2 year National Service for all 18year old males ensures that we have at least a credible standing army at all times.
	www.homepagez.com /candylimlt/japanese_occupation_of_singapore.htm (1651 words)

	Tsunami: Magnitude of Terror \| Relief Efforts - Case Study: SAF
		The SAF commanders were also familiar with the key Indonesian military personnel running the emergency relief work in Aceh and they spoke their language and knew how to relate to the Acehnese, unlike many other foreign troops.
		Hence the TNI officers were comfortable with the presence of the SAF officers and were impressed with the SAF's low profile and the sincerity of its assistance.
		The SAF were surprised by the resilient and the will to live of the Indonesian people, although exhausted, they still continued to work tirelessly to clear debris and remove bodies.
	library.thinkquest.org /04oct/01724/relief_saf.html (1128 words)

	WHAT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Singapore is now very close to India for military cooperation with the DRDO, Indian Navy and later this year will exercise with the IAF.
		Singapore declared its independence on August 9, 1965.At the time of its creation, it had only two infantry regiments, which had been established and were commanded by British officers.
		force, was appointed adviser to the Singapore Armed Forces in regard to the creation of an air force.
	www.indiadefence.com /SingAF.htm (3434 words)

	Remaking Singapore - Uncyclopedia
		Remaking Singapore is the result of a high-level Government Committee (the now infamous Remaking Singapore Committee), formed in 1998, submitting an exhaustive list of recommendations and modifications to the Government for the "remaking" of Singapore into a hip, lively Global City.
		The land-area of Remaking Singapore ranges from 1337 km² to 1447 km², depending on a complex mathematical formula involving the time of the day, the Planck Constant, the level of the tides, and the colour of Oprah Winfrey's underwear, among other factors considered classified by the Remaking Singapore Government.
		The modern port-city of Singapore was founded by Oscar Wilde on the 19th of Febutober, 1337 as a colony of the British Empire, after signing an agreement with the Temenggong (Chieftain) of the nearby fishing village.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Remaking_Singapore (2314 words)

	Singapore armed forces to train in India
		Armed forces of Singapore are all set to train in India, according to Indian military sources.
		Singapore's attempts to reclaim land from the sea have been causing much friction with its neighbours, especially Malaysia.
		The Singapore army and navy are also expected to use Indian facilities to improve their skills.
	www.rediff.com /news/2004/apr/23josy.htm (261 words)

	Qwika - similar:Singapore_Army
		In the Singapore Armed Forces, the Guards is an elite infantry unit specializing in rapid deployment.
		Developed jointly by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) and Singapore Technologies Kinetics (ST Kinetics), it was introduced to the Republic of Singa...
		RSN Ensign The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN, Malay: Angkatan Laut Republik Singapura, Simplified Chinese: 新加坡海军部队) is the navy of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF).
	www.qwika.com /rels/Singapore_Army (1376 words)

	Structure & Units of SAF (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Singapore is a small nation state lying off the coast of Malaysia.
		Singapore appears to be a stable and secure country with a strong economy.
		Singapore's defence spending (which is pegged by the government at an upper limit of 6% of GDP) is roughly equal to that of Indonesia, Malaysia or Thailand despite the city-state's relatively small population.
	www.geocities.com /mindef123 (123 words)

	Singapore Armed Forces Members Tour Mercy
		Singapore - Thirty members of the Singapore Armed Forces toured hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) June 23 while the ship was in port here.
		Charbonnet feels that involving Singapore’s armed forces in tours like this one is important to maintaining good relations and believes Mercy serves a dual purpose as it is deployed around the Pacific.
		Mercy’s Navy crew is working side by side with members of the Air Force and Army, as well as armed forces from Canada, India and the Philippines.
	www.military.com /features/0,15240,103415,00.html (291 words)

	Information Technology and Singapore's Future - George Yeo - East Asia Speeches - the Asia Society
		Singapore as a city-state is a little experiment in human society, of 3 million people struggling to make a living by being of use to others in a new age of uncertainty.
		Singapore quickly became a multi-ethnic community with links to all parts of Southeast Asia, to China, to India and to the rest of the world.
		By the end of next year, every household in Singapore would have at least a coaxial connection to a national optical fibre network, which is in turn linked by satellites and undersea cables to all four corners of the world.
	www.asiasociety.org /speeches/yeo.html (2811 words)

	Singapore vs. Malaysia - World Affairs Board
		Singapore's army formations, most importantly, the three combined arms divisions - each with integral armour and artillery, and a rapid deployment division - are coherent and highly offensively-oriented, in contrast to their Malaysian equivalents, which during
		Militarily Singapore has a larger and better equipped air force and navy as well as more tanks and APCs then the Malays but they lack the population to take control of a large track of Malay territory for any period past a few months with a UN sponsored withdrawal.
		For a strike force Singapore could use the F-16C/Ds (the D have extra avionics in the spine), F-16A/Bs and the A-4SU Sky Hawks (70 of which fitted with F-404 engine) Malaysia has 7 F/A-18Ds (the 8th is damaged and will be repaired one day) and 18 Hawk 208 attack trainers.
	www.worldaffairsboard.com /showthread.php?t=1325 (2991 words)

	Singapore Armed Forces Military Police Command - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Singapore Armed Forces Military Police Command (abbreviation: SAFMPC; Chinese: 新加坡武装部队宪兵营), previously the Singapore Armed Forces Provost Unit until 1 September 2006 [1], is the military police unit of the Singapore Armed Forces, performing policing duties to uphold standards of discipline amongst members of the SAF.
		The Singapore Armed Forces Dog Company and Provost Company were formed here, and in February 1971, the three companies were merged officially to form the Singapore Armed Forces Provost Unit (SAFPU) and moved to the Mowbray Camp at Ulu Pandan Road in July 1971.
		Members of the Singapore Armed Forces Military Police Command's Precision Drill Unit on the march after their performance at Marina South, Singapore, for the National Day Parade, 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Singapore_Armed_Forces_Provost_Unit (1122 words)

	Military & Paramilitary Flags of Singapore (Page 2) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The SAF emblem and blue scroll on the Army Unit/Formation State Colours was altered in its depiction and the State Colours of the Navy and Air Force used their own respective service emblems, instead of the SAF emblem and scroll, as was the case before.
		The Straits Settlements Volunteer Force was disbanded in 1954 and the Singapore Volunteer Corps was re-formed hence reflecting the change towards the administration of the British possessions in Malaya, Singapore becoming a separate crown colony whilst the various entities on the Malay Peninsula were federated.
		The current State Colour of the Air Force is the national flag with RSAF emblem embroidered in the lower fly and the flag fringed, corded and tasseled accordingly.
	www.geocities.com /inescutcheon/FlagsMilitary2.HTML (10379 words)

	Transcript - Singapore JPC2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Singapore will continue to provide such support so long as the US military presence is important for regional peace and security.
		Singapore also has to contribute to the international effort against terrorism because the threat today is very different from the sort of terrorist threat we faced in the past.
		That is why in Singapore here, we have set up the National Security Secretariat in order to co-ordinate the work of all our security agencies, the Ministry of Defence; Ministry of Home Affairs; SID; ISD; the Police, and the SAF in order to combat this new threat.
	www.pacom.mil /speeches/sst2002/020129jpc2.htm (1588 words)

	SINGAPORE: Rules for caning in the armed forces
		(e) officers and soldiers belonging to a Commonwealth or foreign force when attached to or seconded for service with or otherwise acting as part of or with any portion of the Singapore Armed Forces.
		Every person subject to military law who contravenes or fails to comply with any lawful provision of general orders, being a provision known to him or which he night reasonably be expected to know, shall be guilty of an offence....
		Every person subject to military law who is absent without leave from service in the Singapore Armed Forces or from the place where he is lawfully required for the time being to be shall be guilty of an offence....
	www.corpun.com /sgarr1.htm (505 words)

	Malaysia rejects theory of swift Singapore triumph in war
		Asked specifically about the scenario of a swift Singapore victory attributed to Huxley, an associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies in London, Mahathir said: "Well, we'll see, the proof of the cake is in the eating, as they say.
		A chart published by the Malay Mail and sourced to Huxley's book showed that in 2000, Singapore had total armed forces of 350,000 to Malaysia's 145,000, 60 main battle tanks against none and three submarines to none.
		Relations between the neighbours have often been prickly since Singapore became independent of the Malay Federation in 1965, and current disputes include the pricing of Malaysia's water supplies to the resource-poor city-state and ownership of a tiny islet off the coast.
	www.singapore-window.org /sw03/030106af.htm (486 words)

	News From USJFCOM: USJFCOM, Singapore Armed Forces meet to collaborate on transformation
		Jimmy Khoo, who oversees the Future Systems Directorate, SAF, and several staff members from the Singapore National Science Laboratory and Experimentation Center as they visited the Standing Joint Force Headquarters, Lockheed Martin's Center for Innovation and the Joint Futures Lab during their three-day trip to gain a greater understanding of joint force transformation.
		According to organizers, the workshop was designed to provide SAF with an understanding of USJFCOM and its approach to joint force transformation with special interest in joint experimentation.
		In July 2005, Wood visited Singapore for the signing of the Strategic Framework Agreement, which laid the groundwork for expanded military coordination between the U.S. and Singapore.
	www.jfcom.mil /newslink/storyarchive/2006/pa063006.htm (495 words)

	AllRefer.com - Singapore - Civil Defense \| Singaporean Information Resource
		The Singapore Armed Forces, published by the Ministry of Defence covers, all aspects of military life and includes useful information on the types of military equipment used by the army, navy, and air force.
		The Armed Forces in Contemporary Asian Societies, edited by Edward A. Olsen and Stephen Jurika, Jr., includes a chapter by Patrick M. Mayerchak an the evolution of the armed forces and strategic planning, and Chih Kin Wah's.
		A number of articles on Singapore's armed forces have been published in recent years in military journals, and Singapore also publishes its own defense magazine.
	reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/singapore/singapore166.html (946 words)

	Transcript - Singapore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		I know that the United States and a bunch of other countries have been for a number of years working with the Indonesian police which were, as you know, separated from the armed forces a number of years ago.
		And as I said publicly in Indonesia, for our part on the military side we're really looking for continued maturing of the professional development of the TNI accountability for past actions and proper conduct of their troops that are involved in counterinsurgency operations right now.
		The Indonesians themselves tell me, and I'm sure they would tell you, that they are not able to devote the resources to the Navy on their side that enables them to be a fully effective partner in that operation and that would certainly be a good contribution.
	www.pacom.mil /speeches/sst2002/020129singapore.htm (3084 words)

	Army Flags (Singapore) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Queen’s and Regimental Colours of the 1st Singapore Infantry Regiment
		The seal looks similar but not the same as the seal of the SAF Flag.
		The flag described by Tom Koh is the organisational flag of the Army.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/sg^army.html (285 words)

	The Avalon Project : Transcript Adm. Dennis C. Blair Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command Media Roundtable ...
		Blair: This visit to Singapore is something I try to do a couple of times a year to stay in touch with our strong partner, the Singapore armed forces.
		Malaysia has reinforced its forces in the Sabah region, has done so for the last couple of years, and I look forward to seeing both the army troops and the naval forces that are doing their job of protecting that part of Malaysia.
		Some connections that have come up from some of the arrests here in Singapore and in Malaysia and in the Philippines point towards some connections in Indonesia as well, and we've heard the statements from some Indonesian leaders about the concerns that they have about international terrorist links to groups that are in Indonesia.
	www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/sept_11/blair_002.htm (3121 words)

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