The official party of Exercise Tiger Balm 12 Brig. Gen. Gary Hara, Hawaii National Guard Commander and Director of the Exercise, Col. Lee, 3rd Division, Singapore Armed Forces, and Col. William J. Prendergast, 82 Rear Operations Center, are lead by local cultural representatives to begin the opening ceremony at the Hawaii National Guard Regional Training Institute, Waimanalo, Hawaii, on July 10. The training exercise is conducted to foster international military and cultural relationships between Singapore and the U.S. militaries.