US, Singapore armies kickoff ‘Tiger Balm 18’ exercise in Hawaii.

On 14 May in Waimanalo, Hawaii, U.S. and Singapore armies kicked off “Tiger Balm 18”, an annual bilateral exercise, at the 298th Regiment, Multi-Functional Training Unit (MFTU), Regional Training Institute (RTI). This is the 38th iteration of this long-lasting exercise.

Col. Teo Wee Hong, chief of staff, 6th Division, Singapore Army, gives opening remarks during the opening ceremony of Tiger Balm 18 (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Armando R. Limon, 3rd Bde Combat Team, 25th Inf. Div.)

The participating Singapore unit in Tiger Balm 18 is the 6th Division, Singapore Army, 10th Singapore Infantry Brigade. The U.S. Army participants include 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division; the 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Hawaii Army National Guard; 426th Civil Affairs Battalion, California Army National Guard, and an element of AH-64E Apache helicopters from the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25 ID.

Col. Teo Wee Hong, chief of staff, 6th Division, Singapore Army, gave remarks for his service during the ceremony. “It is an honor for me to lead the exercise participants from the 6th Singapore Division to exercise with our twinning partner, 25th Infantry Division and the Hawaii National Guard for this year’s edition of exercise Tiger Balm,” Hong said.