1979/11 - First female Commanding Officer

MAJ (Ret) Agnes Fong Sock Har was one of the first female officers in the SAF. She also became the SAF's first female Commanding Officer when she took command of the first Air Supply Base in 1979.

MAJ (Ret) Agnes Fong Sock Har, who enlisted in 1967, helped pave the way for other women to serve in the SAF.

“When I first opened the hangar doors in 1968, I was greeted by two Cessna aircraft. If either one of the aircraft was down, it meant Singapore had only one aircraft to defend its skies.”

MAJ (Ret) Agnes Fong Sock Har, Commanding Officer, Air Supply Base, 1979  on being the SAF's first female Commanding Officer