Sense of team spirit: Naval officer defends Singapore with her work family in their ‘second home’

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Having to live, work and play together in the same space with her sailors, Senior Lieutenant Colonel Chua Eileen appreciates the tight-knit support of the Republic of Singapore Navy. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Senior Lieutenant Colonel Chua Eileen is a woman who wears many hats in the Republic of Singapore Navy .

In this role, she worked with naval officers from all over the world, including commanders from Indonesia, Brunei and the United Kingdom, to ensure the most effective resource allocation for future anti-piracy operations. Under her command during RIMPAC, RSS Supreme successfully participated in a ship-to-ship refuelling with the United States and Australian navies, and even conducted the live-firing of a surface-to-air missile at a high-speed, sea-skimming drone target.

Today, she is the Head of the Operations Planning Branch in the Naval Operations Department, where she and her team formulates plans for the Navy to handle the myriad operations in protecting Singapore’s maritime sovereignty and sea lines of communication.SLTC Chua has seen more of the world than the average person.

It makes perfect sense to her now, after close to two decades in the RSN. “We are the one service that lives, works and plays all in the same space, our second home – our ship,” she says.

 

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