PHOTO FEATURE | 57 IMAGES
After two years of reduced National Day Parades (NDP) due to the Covid situation and safety measures, NDP 2022 returns to the The Float@Marina Bay with a full audience of 26,000 in attendance. NDP 2022 is also the final year it will be held at The Float@Marina Bay as it will be torn down and redeveloped into the new NS Square, scheduled to start in March 2023 and completed by end 2026.
As we celebrate the return to normality of life after exiting the pandemic period, the MAphotoSG team was in full force to cover NDP 2022, after skipping NDP21 due to safety measures.
The team has curated 57 of our shots to celebrate the 57th year of independence for our Little Red Dot, as we captured the joyful moments of NDP 2022. We hope you will enjoy them.
Happy Birthday Singapore!
01 The Apache Longbow escort of the Fly Our Flag western CH-47SD Chinook, with the eastern route formation in the background
02 Aircrew patch of the NDP 2022 Mustang Presidential Flag Salute Team (MPFST)
03 A RSAF Apache formates off the tail of the CH-47SD Chinook as it flies over southern Sentosa
04 Rear ramp view from the RSAF CH-47SD Chinook
05 The setting sun peaks through the rear ramp of the Chinook as it returns to base
06 Six F-16C/Ds took part in the NDP 2022 Fighter Island Flypast prior to the parade
07 The Singapore Armed Forces Parachute Team, known as The Red Lions, exit from the RSAF C-130H Hercules over show centre
08 The Red Lions break from their ring formation and perform a bomb burst at about 5,000 ft
09 A Red Lion glides in against the golden sky of the setting sun
10 A pair of Red Lions prepare to land into show centre at The Float@Marina Bay
11 A young Singaporean girl waves the Singapore flag along the Esplanade Waterfront
12 Spectators snapping a social media moment at NDP 2022
13 The Navy’s Combatant Craft Medium intercepts a mock terrorist during the Total Defence Display segment of the Parade
14 Navy servicemen waves to the Marina Bay crowd after their display segment
15 A young spectator waves the Singapore flag to the Navy’s display participants
16 The crowd at Merlion Park looks on as the Chinook prepares to deploy Naval Divers in a Helocast demonstration
17 Air Crew Specialists keep a look out as the Chinook maintains a hover above the Marina Bay waters
18 Naval Divers are deployed from the Chinook during the Helocast demonstration
19 The Esplanade Waterfront crowd captures the Helocast demonstration during NDP 2022
20 Naval Divers enter show centre on The Float@ Marina Bay during the Total Defence Display segment
21 RSAF F-16s performed the shackle manoeuvre during the Total Defence Display segment
22 A pair of RSAF F-16Ds stay in formation during the new Dual High G manoeuvre at NDP 2022
23 Sunlight glints off the cockpit glass of the RSAF F-16D as it executes the Dual High G turn
24. An RSAF F-16C performs a vertical climb as it exits show centre
25 A pair of RSAF AH-64D Apache Longbows enter show centre to start their Total Defence Display segment
26 An AH-64D Apache performs a vertical climb during the Total Defence Display segment
27 The AH-64D Apache flies past the Esplanade Waterfront as it re-enters show centre
28 A closeup of the Army’s Leopard 2SG tank commander
29 Infantry troopers advanced up the seating gallery in a tactical formation
30 SCDF firefighters fight a fire during the Total Defence Display segment of the Parade
31 A SPF Emergency Response Team officer stands watch during the Total Defence Display demonstration
32 Military Tattoo performed by the combined SAF and SPF bands, with the SAF Silent Precision Drill Squad
33 Drum Major, ME2 Muhammad Hafis Bin Amron, of the SAF Band catches the SAF Band Ceremonial Mace during the Military Tattoo
34 A NDP specator at The Float gallery looks on amidst the waving flags
35 An artistic message on the Heart Drum to Singapore by an audience during the Parade
36 A NDP spectator stands for a better view of the Presidential motorcade arrival
37 Two CH-47SD Chinooks in a holding pattern in preparation for the State Flag flypast at the Parade
38 A bird’s-eye view from the CH-47SD Chinook flying as it flies over Telok Blangah estate
39 The State Flag flies past as the National Anthem begins at the Parade
40 The Esplanade Waterfront crowd waves as the State Flag flies past
41 The AH-64D Apache Longbow escorts the massive State Flag flown by the CH-47SD Chinook
42 View from the Marina Bay Sands Skypark of the State Flag flypast
43 A round is fired off from a 25-pounder Ceremonial Gun as part of the Presidential 21-Gun salute
44 President Halimah Yacob inspects the Guard of Honour contingents
45 Spectators at the Esplanade Waterfront had a close experience with the sight and sounds of the Presidential 21-Gun salute
46 Gunners of the Presidential Gun Salute team wave to the crowd as they exit Marina Bay on the completion of their mission
47 A special heart message to Singapore from the Presidential Gun Salute team
48 Guard of Honour contingents execute the Feu-de-Joie to commemorate the nation’s independence
49 NDP 2022 Parade Commander, Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) (NS) Desmond Fu, leads the march past of the parade contingents
50 Aisyah Aziz performs You Will Be Found during NDP 2022 Show’s Chapter Two – Lights in the Dark
51 MICappella performs a live rendition of their new song, We Are A Symphony, in Together – Chapter Three of the NDP 2022 Show
52 Shabir sings his hit, Singai Naadu, during Together – Chapter Three of the NDP 2022 Show
53 Taufik Batisah sings the NDP 2022 theme song, Stronger Together, in the last chapter of the NDP 2022 Show – Stronger Together, Majulah
54 Capturing another great snapshot moment on the phone with fireworks at NDP 2022
55 Fireworks over the Marina Bay as the NDP 2022 Show comes to a close
56 Fireworks light up the night skies of Marina Bay during the singing of Majulah Singapura at the end of the NDP 2022
57 Post-parade shots of three beautiful performers as they wish Singapore a Happy 57th Birthday!