Strong winds and cold wind also presented challenges. For one, the team had to move the aircraft’s items closer before loading them to stop them from toppling as a result of winds.
” That’s something different that we never really experienced during our training”, said 3WO Eng.
After spending two months in Jordan, the SAF team made a second stop in Singapore.
Looking back, 3WO Eng predicted that the destruction and conflict he witnessed in Gaza would “never leave ( his ) mind.”  ,
” It’s something that you do n’t really want to see. It ( got ) me thinking how fortunate we really are as Singaporeans”.
Dr. Ng, the minister of defense, made an acknowledgment of the difficulty and intensity of the support mission in a speech delivered on Tuesday at the medal ceremony.
” You have… alleviated the anguish of affected communities in Gaza on behalf , of Singapore”, he said.
The objective demonstrated the SAF’s ability to respond to incidents quickly and effectively, and it also gives confidence that Singapore is “play a positive part in a troubled world,” Dr. Ng continued.  ,
” This , trust is much needed because the security atmosphere will continue to be hard… We , may expect surprises and more situations that the SAF will have to listen to in the , potential”.