

Themed 'Live Our Dreams, Fly Our Flag', this year's National Day Parade (NDP) celebrates Singapore's 45th year of nationhood, and the parade returns to the historical setting of the Padang.
This year, a total of 30 contingents will take part in the Parade & Ceremony segment of the NDP.
The Parade & Ceremony segment represents the 5 pillars of the Total Defence: Military Defence, Civil Defence, Economic Defence, Social Defence and Psychological Defence.
In addition, there will be 10 social and economic groups from the PAP, NTUC, HDB, PUB, SingTel, SATS, ERA, Keppel Corp, Sembcorp Industries and Sembcorp Marine representing the social and economical defence.
Finally, there will also be a Combined Band contingent this year that will feature the students from the NCC Band combining with members from the SAF Band and Police Band to provide the resounding beat for the participants.
After the marching out from the Padang, the spectators will be treated to the Aerial Display and Mobile Column performances that take place in NDP once every five years. The participants will re-constitute and go on to a march around the Marina Bay area, symbolising the march forward into the new Singapore.
For more information, visit http://www.ndp.org.sg/