Aetos Security Management

Coordinates: 1°19′49.26″N 103°50′11.84″E / 1.3303500°N 103.8366222°E

AETOS Security Management
Subsidiary
Industry Security
Founded merger of Auxiliary Police Forces of PSA Corporation, ST Kinetics and Changi International Airport Services
Headquarters Singapore
Key people
 James Tan Chan Seng, Executive Director/CEO
DAC (APF) Tan Chong Hee, AETOS Commander
Parent Temasek Holdings (100%)
Website www.aetos.com.sg
An AETOS Mitsubishi Lancer EX auxiliary police car.
An Aetos auxiliary police officer stationed outside the Departure Hall of Terminal 2, Singapore Changi Airport

AETOS Security Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings, provides security solutions to their clientele.

Established in 2004, AETOS began operations following the merger of the Auxiliary Police Forces of PSA Corporation Ltd, Singapore Technologies Kinetics Ltd (ST Kinetics) and Changi International Airport Services Pte Ltd (CIAS). This brought together the country's security units in maritime, key installations protection and aviation under one roof.

History

Origins

AETOS was established in February 2004. Since its establishment, it has merged the Auxiliary Police forces of CIAS, PSA Corporation and ST Kinetics as a result of an amalgamation exercise initiated by Temasek Holdings..

Diversification

In 2006, AETOS Security Management formed two wholly owned subsidiary, AETOS Security Consultants, and AETOS Security Training and Consultancy, to meet their broadened scope of unarmed business and training and consultancy business.

Personnel

The first General Manager was BG(Ret) Andrew Tan (2004–2005). He was followed by Mr Kelvin Tan (2005–2008). This position was re-designated as Executive Director in 2008, when Mr Chua Chin Kiat took over. The current Executive Director and CEO is Mr James Tan Chan Seng, the former Commissioner of the Singapore Civil Defence Force.[1]

Evolve

AETOS is involved in armed protection services for key installations and strategic industries, such as the airports, ports, gencos and defence installations. This competitive advantage in aviation security is however lost when Certis CISCO takes over the airport contract in 2008.-->

Organization structure

The team comprises experienced officers from the police force, military and public service entities. AETOS' armed and unarmed officers can be seen securing Singapore's airports, ports, key and strategic installations, as well as regional and local businesses and events.

Deployments

Some deployment sites of armed and unarmed Aetos Security professionals include:

Events

Major events secured by armed and unarmed Aetos Security professionals include:

Uniforms

When AETOS was incorporated on 1 Apr 2004, AETOS officers continued to wear uniforms worn by officers from the antecedent Auxiliary Police Forces, namely Port of Singapore Authority Police (PSAP), Singapore Technologies Kinetics Police (STKP) and Changi International Airport Services Police (CIASP). Under governmental direction, the uniform was modified to inject distinguishing features between them and that of those worn by officers of the Singapore Police Force to foster a more level playing field with other Auxiliary Police Forces in Singapore.

The new uniforms were a new corporate colour, tartan blue, and the material was pure polyester to poly viscose. New buttons and badges on the cap and collars incorporating AETOS's logo were used in place of similar logos to the Singapore Police Force.

Given its former affiliation with the Singapore Police Force, AETOS officers wore tartan blue uniform similar in design of the police force when the antecedent auxiliary police forces, PSA Police, STK Police and CIAS Police formed in 1947, 1967 and 1981 respectively. Uniforms were kept similar such that the general public would not be able to tell AETOS officers from regular police officers unless under close scrutiny. The primary distinguishing feature was the tartan top.

As a result of several uniform reviews both by the police and SIRD, Auxiliary Police Forces must don uniforms with distinctive differences with their regular counterparts. AETOS retained the old metallic cap badges and collar lapels although they were replaced with embroidered versions in the SPF. AETOS officers also don berets and box caps, depending on the security requirements of the clients and the operating environment.

See also

References

  1. ↑ AETOS | Management Team

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