As the CDF , Ng laid the blueprint for the 3rd Generation SAF by overseeing the development of new operational concepts to further integrate the Army , Navy and Air Force . He also commanded the SAF 's humanitarian assistance and disaster relief response in Aceh and Phuket after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami , as well as similar missions to Yogyakarta and Phitsanulok in 2006 . He retired from the SAF on 23 March 2007 and was succeeded by Desmond Kuek as the CDF
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Ng Yat Chung