Tutong Camp

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Tutong Camp
Perkhemahan Tutong
Near Tutong, Tutong District in  Brunei
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Aerial view of Tutong Camp in 2023
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Tutong Camp
Location in Brunei
Coordinates 4°49′39″N114°40′12″E / 4.8275485°N 114.6699567°E / 4.8275485; 114.6699567
Type Training base
Site information
Owner Ministry of Defence
OperatorFlag of Royal Brunei Land Forces.svg  Royal Brunei Land Forces
ConditionOperational
Website Official website
Site history
Built1976 (1976)
In use1976 – present
Garrison information
Garrison Second Battalion

Tutong Camp (Malay : Perkhemahan Tutong), also sometimes referred to as in Malay, Tutong Kem, [1] is one of the military bases of the Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF) and it is also home to the Second Battalion (2Bn). [2] The RBLF have two garrisons of army and military police stationed in the Tutong District, namely the Tutong and Penanjong Camp as well as a shooting range in Binturan. [3]

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It can be noted that the camp was previously referred to as Royal Brunei Malay Regiment (RBMR) Camp, Tutong. [4] In 2021, the population was 1,213. [5]

History

The base was completed by late April 1976 and later on May 10, 1976, the 2Bn officially moved into Tutong Camp after being temporarily based at Bolkiah Camp. [2] [6] A total of 6 blocks of flats within the camp were scheduled to be completed on November 26, 1978. [4] On September 2, 1965, the 22nd Special Air Service (SAS) undergone a month long training period at the camp. [7] The Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah presented the Royal Brunei Armed Forces with scented water during a ceremony at the Tutong Camp Parade Ground on July 12, 1994. [8]

The Tutong District Tug-of-war competition was held at the Tutong Camp Sports Complex for the competition's final match on July 10, 2005. [9] A fire was put out on the 3rd floor of a barrack with no injuries reported on March 21, 2015. [10] Floods caused by heavy rain on December 7, 2019, prompt the Tutong District Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) to identify both Tutong and Penanjong Camps to be used as a place of refuge. [11] Delegation from the Ministry of Defence was participated in the Fardu Maghrib prayer at the camp's Surau Pengiran Ratna Indera on April 14, 2022. [12]

Facilities

There are several facilities built within the base:

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References

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