The MAFDC 37/2017 Graduation Night was held on 20 December 2017 at Bangi-Putrajaya Hotel. The Graduation Night was held in conjunction with MAFDC Course 37/2017 Graduation Ceremony that was held in the morning of the day. All staffs, lecturers, supervisors, course participants and spouses dressed elegantly in their Black ties and evening attire. Through out the dinner, the guests were entertained by the Army's Engineering Institute band.

KUALA LUMPUR. The third Diners’ Club for MAFDC Course Serial 37/2017 was successfully conducted on 23 August 2017 at the InterContinental Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.  The guest speaker was Emeritus Professor Dato’ Dr. Sheikh Omar bin Abdul Rahman, former lecturer from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and Chief Executive Officer and Principal Consultant at SOAR Consultancy Sdn Bhd. He presented a talk entitle “Taking Leaders To The Next Level: Translating Strategic Plans Into Desired Results” followed by questions and answers session.  Among the invited guests who attended the event were ACOS Defence, Operation and Training Branch MAF HQ, COS Air Operation Command HQ and ACOS Naval Intelligence Navy HQ. The Diners’ Club is part of the course program that enabled course participants to interact with prominent personalities on related topics such as security, economic or current national issues in line with regional and global perspectives.

The Commandant Lecture Series (CLS) have been an important activity in the Malaysian Armed Force Defence College (MAFDC) Course Serial 37/2017. This program serves as a platform for information exchange and productive interaction on strategic, security, defence, leaderships and international relations issues with selected prominent individuals. On 28 April 2017, MAFDC was honoured to host the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Malaysia, H. E Dr. Makio Miyagawa as the guest speaker for CLS, accompanied by Col Nishinaga, the Japan Army Attaché. He talked on “Towards Being a More Normal Power Japan's Strategic Outlook In The 21st Century” and followed by a question and answers with Course Participants Serial 37/2017.

KUALA LUMPUR, 1 March-The Commandant, staff and all course participants of MAFDC, together with Malaysian Army course participants celebrated celebrated its 84th Malaysian Army Day on 1 March 2017 in Trisakti Hall. The celebration started with the singing ‘Gagah Setia’, followed by the show of Malaysian Army Montage. The event was concluded with a cake cutting ceremony graced by the Commandant together with Malaysian Army Course Participant.

The MAFDC Serial 37/2017 is a year long programme that officially opened on 9 January 2017 by Commandant of MAFDC. A total of 44 Course Participants (CP), consisting eighteen Malaysian Army Officers, seven Royal Malaysian Navy Officers, seven Royal Malaysian Air Force officers, one Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency officer, one Malaysian Civil Service officer and ten International officers from Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia, Jordan, Nigeria, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand and the United State.

The Graduation Ceremony for MAFDC Serial 36/2016 was held at the Trisakti Hall and officiated by the Chief of Defence Force, Yang Mulia General Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi bin Raja Mohamed Noor. This memorable and auspicious ceremony was also witnessed by other dignitaries from the military and civilian. All 44 CP walked tall and proud during the MAFDC Diploma presentation by the CDF. Three awards were given away to the following CP: a. The Best MAF CP Award: Lt Col Azman bin Jantan RMAF b. The Best Non-MAF CP Award: SLTC Lim Lit Lam (Singapore Army) c. The Best Research Project Award: LTC Rozelle S Gadin (Philippines Air Force) >