Home Team Academy Open House

[Deunamist]

Ok...I see lots of RSAF open house popping up here and there...So I'll do something different lah hor? lol

I know they aren't very good pictures, cause I have shaky hands, but I hope they are enough to showcase the event which has been overshadowd by RSAF open house.

REPORT
Event: Home Team Academy Opening Ceremony Parade/Open House & Exhibition
Date: 02/09/2006

Introduction: The Home Team Academy (HTA) is a new department under the Ministry of Home Affairs committed to the training of Home Team officers in Homefront Security and Safety. The Academy aims to spearhead training relating to Intelligence in Terrorism, Counter-terrorism, Crisis Management & Emergency Preparedness and conduct a wide range of programmes, which include behavioural sciences and leadership development.

Co-located in the Academy are Police Training Command, Prison Staff Training School, Immigration & Checkpoints Authority Training Branch, Centre for Emergency Preparedness & Technical Cooperation and Behavioural Sciences Unit. The Internal Security Department and Central Narcotics Bureau Training Schools are represented in HTA as satellite schools. The Civil Defence Academy maintaines its own specialist training facilities off-campus. (HTA Open House 2006 Information Pamphlet)

Crapbox: The damned pamphlet forgot to include the fact that the Home Team Cadet Corps (HTCC) HQ is also located in the Academy. This facility holds a special place in my heart as I was in the first batch of NPCC Cadet Inspectors to train and pass out in this premises. I also had the privilege of living in HTA for 7 days 6 nights. The previous batches all had their training conducted at the former Police Academy in Thomson Road.

The parade was a little unconventional by Singapore standards (Officers wearing bush jacket on parade??? A bit wrong there...)


Unity Square before the parade forms up. The exhibition vehicles have all formed up at the back of the parade square.


The Parade Commander takes up his position and calls out the contingents.


The contingents march out, led by the Civil Defence (orange), Homefront Security (white) and Police Force (blue) flags, and the Flag Party Commander.


Left, right, left, right... The reason why they are not in their full uniform is because all the personnel in the various contingents are from the various Home Team agencies (SPF, SCDF, SPS, ICA, CNB, etc etc)


The two contingents march towards each other from both sides of Unity Square

[Deunamist]

From left to right: Singapore Police Force, Homefront Security, Singapore Civil Defence Force, Singapore Prisons Service, Immigration & Checkpoints Authority, Central Narcotics Bureau, and the Home Team Academy flags.


The parade is formed up and waiting for the Guest of Honour to arrive.


Arrival of the Guest of Honour, Deputy Prime Minister Mr Wong Kan Seng


Rappeling demonstration by the Police Tactical Unit (PTU), Singapore Prisons Emergency Action Response (SPEAR) and the SCDF Disaster Alert and Response Team (DART)


The contingents forming into a "HTA" formation.

[Deunamist]

The contingents formed into the letters HTA


March off led by the Parade Commander, the Flag Party and followed by the Flag Party Commander


The contingents towards the reviewing dais


The contingents jogging off


The descendant of the famous "Ang Chia", or Red Car. I like to call it the "Neo Ang Chia".

[Deunamist]

Many "Neo Ang Chias"


The "Neo Ang Chias" park at the back of the parade square, in front of the vehicle exhibition, as the members of the Police Tactical Unit form up in front of their vehicles, signifying the start of the Riot Control Demonstration. On command, they put on their gas masks and draw their batons.


Tear gas is flung towards the audience. Amazingly, after the gas clears, you can see that the canisters have all landed in a straight line, even though thrown by different men from the troops.


The Police Tactical Unit troops storm through the tear gas fearlessly, using their batons to hit their shields on every alternate step.


Both Troops, C and D, form up in front of the grandstand.

[Deunamist]

The SCDF's mobile "mini-hospital", the Station With Immediate First-aid Treatment, or SWIFT.


The SCDF's Light Fire Attack Vehicle (LFAV), nicknamed the 'Red Rhino'.


Police tactical vehicles


The other Home Team agencies vehicles. The ICA Z Backscatter, Prisons Spear Mobile, SCDF Swift and SCDF Command Vehicle


Firefighter's helmet and jacket

[Deunamist]

The side door of the Police Division Tactical support vehicle


National Civil Defence Cadet Corps rank structure for Cadets.
Top row - Private, Lance Corporal, Corporal, Sergeant
Bottom row - Staff Sergeant, Warrant Officer, Officer Cadet Trainee, Cadet Lieutenant, Senior Cadet Lieutenant


That ends off my Home Team Academy Open House report!

[panzerpunk]

Is there a shot on the Police ranks of Singapore? Interested to see as well. Thanks!

[Deunamist]

They didn't put up a Police ranks one...Only NCDCC was doing that, sadly =(

[huaiwei]

Er you didnt stay long after the opening ceremony? Like no shots after that leh.

[Deunamist]

You were there too? Din see you.. I stayed till 1.30pm then went off. Wanted to avoid the crowds lah..lol

[huaiwei]

Originally Posted by Deunamist You were there too? Din see you.. I stayed till 1.30pm then went off. Wanted to avoid the crowds lah..lol

Kaoz. You didnt go to training village, where all the action is?

[compro_1975]

seems many are overexposed, anyway, gd coverage

[Ravenfoo]

Hmmm... Didn't see any crowd there. Is it due to the RSAF Open House?
Nice coverage too... but a little overexpose to me...

BTW, do they still call PTU? Or is it SOC? And just to correct some info, DART = Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team...
Now i regret not going for the HTA opening liao... Why am i so lazy??? Hahaha....

[Deunamist]

Originally Posted by Ravenfoo Hmmm... Didn't see any crowd there. Is it due to the RSAF Open House? Nice coverage too... but a little overexpose to me... BTW, do they still call PTU? Or is it SOC? And just to correct some info, DART = Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team... Now i regret not going for the HTA opening liao... Why am i so lazy??? Hahaha....

Thanks for the correction.

PTU is a branch of the Special Operations Command.

[huaiwei]

Originally Posted by Ravenfoo Hmmm... Didn't see any crowd there. Is it due to the RSAF Open House?

These photos were taken during the "by invitation only" phase, thus the lack of crowds. They only started trickling in from 1pm onwards, as I did.

[+evenstar]

was your camera on overexposure mode or sth?? or did you accidentally set the compensation to +ve?

[Deunamist]

not very sure, cause I borrowed my cousin's cam.

[+evenstar]

Originally Posted by Deunamist not very sure, cause I borrowed my cousin's cam.

always check before you shoot next time. don't simply pick up a cam and shoot