MAY 3 — The Roman strategist and General Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus once said, Si vis pacem, para bellum which loosely translates to “If you want peace, prepare for war”. The current situation in Malaysia is reminiscent of a war-like condition; the enemy is unseen, and the effect on...
Sunday, 03 May 2020 12:26 PM MYTSi vis pacem, para bellum
This article aims to set the record straight on several matters pertaining to the role of the MAF in the current pandemic environment and how its capable of assisting the Royal Malaysia Police and the Ministry of Health , leveraging on its diverse set of expertise, capability and capacity. When the Chief of Defence Force , Gen Tan Sri Datuk Seri HjAffendi bin Buang RMAF declared to the media that the MAF is ready to assist the RMP in enforcing the MCO, as well as support the MoH through its Medical Corps, many naysayers missed the key phrase in his statement – “to assist and support”.
It functions as one entity with a single chain of command, easing the decision-making process and avoiding bureaucratic hurdles because the orders come directly from the CDF himself. As seen during the Sungai Kim Kim pollution episode, the MAF never took the lead as it was under the purview of another ministry. The MAF went in, did the job it was assigned, and left when it was no longer needed.
While MoH hospitals and doctors treat high-risk patients in designated Covid-19 treatment facilities, MAF’s specialists and personnel man screening facilities as requested by MoH.
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