The Double Ten National Day Ceremony took place in the square in front of the Presidential Palace this morning (10th). The themed performance gathered fighter jets, maritime patrol drones, police armored vehicles and more than 2,500 disaster prevention personnel to demonstrate the national defense capabilities and the defense resilience of the whole society. The Ministry of Interior's Air Service Corps dispatched Black Hawk helicopters to fly over Ketagalan Avenue at low altitude to demonstrate hoisting and rescuing injured people; the Air Force's Thunder Tiger team used a formation of five Brave Eagle high-education aircraft to fly red, white and blue smoke over the presidential palace to conclude the conference.
The National Day Conference is divided into three stages: prologue, National Day ceremony and theme performance. Starting at 8:57 a.m., the Naluwan Music and Dance Troupe and the Pingtung Native Tribal Youth Association took the lead, kicking off the event with songs and dances with aboriginal cultural characteristics; the joint band of the Ministry of National Defense and the honor guard of the three services, Zhuangjing Vocational College, Xiaoming Girls' High School Flag Team and the guest committee performance team performed relay performances, stimulating the atmosphere in the square in front of the house.
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The formal ceremony began at 10 a.m.. The Army CH-47SD Chinook transport helicopter, escorted by two UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, hoisted a huge national flag 18 meters long and 12 meters wide and slowly flew over the square, becoming the focus of the audience. Later, the Kinmen County Chorus, Kinmen Children's Choir and 10 representatives with disaster prevention qualifications led the singing of the national anthem. Taipei City Sanyu Elementary School and Hsinchu County Taoshan Elementary School sang the National Day praise with children's voices.
After President Lai Ching-tak delivered the National Day speech, the theme performance began. The Indian "Challenger" heavy-duty motorcycle was driven by the Military Police Rapid Response Company, kicking off the performance with precise driving and formation changes. The "air array" that followed immediately included Apache, Super Cobra, Black Hawk and other helicopters, as well as P-3C anti-submarine aircraft and C-130H transport aircraft flying in formation. IDF Ching Kuo, F-16V and Mirage 2000 fighter jets also quickly flew over Taipei. After the performance at the National Sports University, athletes who have won great achievements in the Nagoya Asian Games and international competitions rode the "Glory Heroes Motorcade" into the stadium to receive tributes from the public.
The disaster response has become another highlight of the year. The Taipei City Fire Department and the Air Service Corps simulated a rescue mission. The Black Hawk helicopter flew at a low altitude above Kaidao and hoisted the injured on a stretcher. The difficult air rescue scene, which is usually seen in mountainous areas, was moved to the city center.
On the ground, a variety of hardware equipment of the military and police were displayed, including the US-made JUMP 20 vertical take-off and landing drone of the Coast Guard and the US-made Lenco BearCat G2 wheeled armored vehicle of the Security Service Team of the Police Department. The fleets of the National Space Center, the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and the Fire Department also joined the fleet.
In addition, more than 2,500 disaster prevention personnel from five major echelons, including public agencies, police and firefighters, substitutes, village chiefs and civil society groups, participated in the parade, demonstrating the capacity of the central, local and private governments to jointly invest in disaster prevention preparations. The "Japan-Taiwan Friendship Parliamentarians Alliance", a cross-party pro-Taiwan group in the Japanese Diet, also came to congratulate. At the end of the conference, five Brave Eagle high-education aircraft of the Air Force Thunder Tigers flew over the Presidential Palace from west to east, releasing red, white, and blue smoke as the finale.
