User:Lemongirl942/Singapore National Day Parade, 2016

The Singapore National Day Parade 2016, also known as NDP 2016, was a national parade and ceremony that was held on 9 August 2016 in commemoration of Singapore's 51st year of independence as a nation. This marked the parade's historic return at the brand new National Stadium, 10 years after the last NDP at the old National Stadium and 40 since the first at the old site (NDP 1976).

This year's theme, Building our Singapore of Tomorrow, reflects the Singaporean determination to build up a nation worthy of its future generations in the years to come. The theme and corresponding logo were chosen via a Facebook contest in January 2016.

This year's event would see the debut of brand new additions, including 3D projections and drone footage.

Theme music
53A was chosen to sing the NDP 2016 theme song called "Tomorrow's Here Today", which was written by Don Richmond. The Theme Song hopes to encourage Singaporeans to have aspirations for the future and work together as one people to build a brighter future.

The innovative and more advanced technique of filming the music video in a one-take concept, where the transitions will appear continuous, is a first for NDP’s theme song music video.

This music video will feature more than 300 people from diverse backgrounds playing a part in making the music video a success, aligning to NDP 2016’s theme of a cohesive society coming together to build the future of Singapore.

Show concept
The futuristic concept of the 2016 NDP was made possible by Chairman of the NDP 2016 Executive Committee, Brigadier-General (BG) Kenneth Liow of the Singapore Armoured Regiment, this year's organizing body. Aside from the usual segments which are part of the program during the old NS days (State Flag Flypast, Aerial Salute, Parade and Ceremony, the Pledge Moment among others, plus the return of the Onward March and the 8th City Marchpast) plus the military tattoo segment introduced in 2014, the parade will be the first to be filmed on a drone, the first to use 3D projection technologies and the first to use the advanced video and sound facilities and visual effects used in the new National Stadium during the 2015 Southeast Asian Games. Including the parade, the 6 acts of the show and the grand finale epilogue, this year's parade, the 4th to have an integrated concept, will run in 6 segments of 9 acts in all.

Parade and Ceremony participants
31 contingents, 12 less than in 2015, will take part in this year's events. This year's massed bands will return to the format used during the stadium years, with the SAF Central Band and the SPF Central Band providing the ceremonial music for the occasion. The 21-gun salute by the Singapore Artillery returns to the grounds at this year's parade.

Full order
Reference:


 * Parade Commander: LTC Poon Des-Mon, HQ RSAF
 * Parade Regimental Sergeant Major: MWO Chia Hong Hung Dennis, CMT, INSTSIG
 * Reserve Parade Commander:
 * Reserve Parade Regimental Sergeant Major:

Colour Guard Commanders

 * Colours Regimental Sergeant Major:
 * Reserve Colours Regimental Sergeant Major (SAF Colours Party):
 * Colours Regimental Sergeant Major (Singapore Army):
 * Colours Regimental Sergeant Major (Republic of Singapore Navy):
 * Colours Regimental Sergeant Major (Republic of Singapore Air Force):

Guard-of-Honour Contingent Commanders
Also listed are each contingents' respective contingent commanders
 * Singapore Army (1st Commando Battalion):
 * Republic of Singapore Navy (Naval Diving Unit):
 * Republic of Singapore Air Force (Air Power Generation Command):
 * Singapore Police Force (Police Training Command):

Supporting Contingents and their respective commanders
Also listed are each contingents' respective contingent commanders

Row A: Military/Paramilitary Forces
 * Singapore Army (represented by the 5th Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment):
 * Republic of Singapore Navy:
 * Republic of Singapore Air Force:
 * Singapore Police Force:
 * Singapore Civil Defence Force:

Row B: Uniformed Youth Organisations
 * National Cadet Corps (Land):
 * National Cadet Corps (Air/Sea):
 * National Police Cadet Corps:
 * National Civil Defence Cadet Corps:
 * Singapore Red Cross (Red Cross Youth):
 * St. John Ambulance Brigade:
 * Boys' Brigade:
 * Girls' Brigade:
 * Girl Guides Singapore:
 * The Singapore Scout Association:

Row C: Socio/Economic Organisations
 * People's Action Party Community Foundation: (led by MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC, Mr Darryl David)
 * National Trades Union Congress:
 * People's Association:
 * Public Utilities Board:
 * Osim International:
 * Kofu PT:
 * SembCorp Industries:
 * Keppel Corporation:
 * Swiber Holdings:
 * Singtel:

On TV
The live television broadcast of the parade was made available in HD on MediaCorp Channel 5, MediaCorp Channel 8, MediaCorp Suria and MediaCorp Vasantham and also in MediaCorp Channel U for Singapore viewers and all over the Asia Pacific through Channel NewsAsia for the 8th consecutive year in a row.

Radio
The entire parade was broadcast on One FM 91.3, Kiss 92FM, 938LIVE and Power 98FM in English, on 88.3Jia FM, Capital 95.8FM and UFM 1003 in Mandarin Chinese, Warna 94.2FM in Malay and Oli 96.8FM in Tamil.

Online
Live webcast will be uploaded to YouTube as it happens on MediaCorp Channel 5 HD and the NDPeeps YouTube channel. Listeners could also listen to the simulcast of the radio commentaries via the various radio station applications for iOS and Android devices.

For the first time ever Channel NewsAsia livestreamed the event via 360 cameras on YouTube, making it the very first ever major 360 degree broadcast in history.