Pulau Pawai, an island south-west of Singapore, is one of three islands kept exclusively for live-firing military exercises. The island is pounded almost daily by bombs from screaming aircraft. The place is reserved for the venom of Republic of Singapore Air Force fighter planes. The Marine Police also use the island for live firing exercises. A typical day for Pulau Pawai begins with a dozen men setting up targets, checking that the area is free of people who may have inadvertently trespassed into the range, and informing airbases that the island is ready for the exercise. Boat patrols are also deployed around the island which is off-limits to the public.
Author
Vernon Cornelius-Takahama
References
Isle in the line of fire (1985, January 10). The Straits Times p. 36
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