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The Singapore Army is the land service branch of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). The largest of the four branches of the SAF, the Singapore Army traces its origins to the 1st Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment (1 SIR), which was formed in 1957, when Singapore was still under British colonial rule.
Army (3 combined arms divisions - 3 Div, 6 Div & 9 Div; 2 army operational reserve divisions - 21st Div and 25th Div; 1 island defence command - 2nd People's Defence Forces) Air Force (17 squadrons and 4 air bases) Navy (5 commands, 8 flotillas, and 2 naval bases) Digital and Intelligence Service (inaugurated in 2022)
Centre for Learning and Military Education (CLME) Service Support Unit (SSU) Singapore Armed Forces Centre of Leadership Development (CLD) Selarang Camp: Changi: HQ 9th Division/Infantry (HQ 9 DIV/INF) [30] 3rd Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment (3 SIR) [31] Supply Base East; Seletar Camp: Seletar: HQ Army Combat Engineers Group (HQ ARMCEG)
Infantry is the largest formation of the Singapore Army, comprising six active battalions—the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 8th and 9th Battalions, Singapore Infantry Regiment (SIR)—based in Clementi Camp, Kranji Camp III, Maju Camp, Mandai Hill Camp, Selarang Camp and, an undisclosed number of reservist battalions.
The 3rd Division was formed on 31 August 1970 with six units under its command, which was then known as Area III Command HQ. On 1 May 1976, Area III Command was redesignated as the 3rd Singapore Infantry Division. It became the Singapore Army's first combined arms division on 21 March 1991 and has since been known as the 3rd Singapore Division.
The 6th Division was formed on 1 October 1976 as a reserve division to manage and train reservist units. [3] [4] In November 1976, HQ 6th Singapore Infantry Brigade, was formed under the 6th Division's command.
The 9th Division was formed on 1 October 1978 as a reserve division to manage and train reservist units before it became a combined arms division on 31 March 1992. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] On 1 January 1995, the 9th Division was restructured to include both active and reservist personnel.
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