The Straits Times
Date: January 16, 2020
By: Lim Min Zhang
In a photo taken on May 14, 2013, a string of parachutes blooms behind a C-130 Hercules. Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said the SAF conducts about 6,000 static-line parachute jumps every year.PHOTO: ST FILE
The Ministry of Defence said that Private Joshua Quek Shou Jie, 21, arrived in Singapore on Thusday (Jan 16) evening and was taken to a hospital.
He was flown back in a Republic of Singapore Air Force A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport configured for aeromedical evacuation after doctors assessed his condition was stable enough for him to fly.
Mindef said Pte Quek was accompanied by a team of medical specialists from the SAF, comprising medical officers and military medical experts, who monitored his condition closely during the flight. [FULL STORY]
