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This was one of those challenging spot we had to endure by far. Waking at 3.30am to arrive on the dot at 6am in Kem Segenting, we did not manage a seat for the Angkatan Tentera Malaysia's 91st-anniversary event. We knew the weather was not in our favour as we spotted on their rehearsal day but the sun did come out for a peek. Little did we know that the tide would also join to make life even more difficult. We're lucky that one army personnel allowed us to move up to the higher ground of the camp when the crowd grew (then, uneventful for him, he was reprimanded by other officers for this kind gesture).

Back to the video, it's a mix of footage from the rehearsal and actual day. From the tight spots we're spotting from, there was only that much we could see. New to this year's presentation noticeably was the debut of the T@Tentera Darat Malaysia's MD-530G with RGK11 riding "shotgun". The air assault looks happening enough with the Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia fighters and the many helos from the three branches. Five ships and three FICs of Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia were present at this demo.

Personally, I prefer the previous demonstration captured in 2021    • Hari Angkatan Tentera Malaysia #HariATM88   Could be the angle from where I was shooting from, then it was an action pack "amphibious" assault. FYI too, after standing in the rain for over an hour we did not manage to get any shot of the Pantai Cahaya Negeri demonstration as it was cancelled because of bad weather.