KUANTAN: The Royal Malaysian Air Force’s 66th anniversary open day at the air base here, recorded an impressive attendance of nearly 20,000 people to enliven the programme.
Themed"Kuasa Udara, Perisai Kedaulatan Negara " in conjunction with RMAF's anniversary celebration, the open day gives the community the opportunity to get to know the role of the force at a closer range as various activities and demonstrations were held for visitors from 9am to 5pm. Apart from that there was also a parachute show by 15 members of the Special Force as well as 29 exhibition tents, six ground support assets for static exhibitions and hostage rescue demonstrations.
The open day is aimed at introducing the roles, duties and responsibilities of the air force besides displaying RMAF's social service obligations to the community.