14 February 2025 Breaking the Ice, Breaking up Ground: III MSB Marines conduct joint training event with Army 11th Engineer Battalion Soldiers Early on the morning of February 6, 2025, the Marines of III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, III MEF Information Group joined Soldiers from 63rd Clearance Company, 11th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division at the frozen grounds of Dagmar...
07 September 2024 Super Garuda Shield 2024: Brig. Gen. Williams Highlights Multinational Partnership and Joint Interoperability Super Garuda Shield 2024, a multinational military exercise hosted by Indonesia, is underway. This critical exercise highlights the robust strategic partnership and interoperability between the U.S., Indonesia, and a coalition of other participating nations. Hosted in Indonesia, this year's...
06 September 2024 Super Garuda Shield 2024: Uniting Forces at the Joint Operations Center Super Garuda Shield 2024, a multinational military exercise, has united armed forces from multiple nations, highlighting the strength of international partnerships and the importance of joint operational readiness. The Joint Operations Center (JOC) is central to this effort, a command post where...
06 September 2024 Military Leaders Successfully Conduct Combined Arms Rehearsal for Super Garuda Shield 2024 Key military leaders from the United States, Indonesia, and other participating nations, including U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Kevin Williams, deputy commander for operations, 25th Infantry Division, and Indonesian Maj. Gen. Widyargo Ikoputra, gathered in East Java, Indonesia, on Sept. 2, 2024, for a...
04 September 2024 Super Garuda Shield 2024: ‘Joint strike’ exercise demos an F-16, live fire in East Java As part of the U.S. military’s collaboration with the Indonesian National Armed Forces, also known as the TNI, the two nations demonstrated a joint strike exercise, including an air, sea and land operation during Super Garuda Shield 2024, taking place at Puslatpur 5 on the east end of Java Island,...
03 September 2024 U.S. Marines Host Live Fire Short Bay Range for Partner Nations during Super Garuda Shield 2024 The U.S. Marines of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Division hosted a live fire short bay range to train and strengthen relationships with strategic partners in the region, including the Japan Self Defense Force and Indonesian National Armed Forces, on August 28, 2024 near Puslatpur 5,...
01 September 2024 Super Garuda Shield 24: U.S. Army Assists Construction of a School In a small Indonesian city just south of the Java Sea, U.S. Army's 610th Engineer Support Company is aiding the Indonesian National Armed Forces in rebuilding a local school...
28 August 2024 Super Garuda Shield 24: Paving New Pathways On the east end of the largest island in Indonesia, the U.S. Army is working with the Indonesian National Armed Forces to build roads and provide humanitarian aid as part of Exercise Super Garuda Shield. The annual two-week exercise runs from August 26 to September 6, 2024, and aims to advance...
27 August 2024 United States and Indonesia Kick Off Multinational Super Garuda Shield 2024 In display of an enduring partnership, the United States and the Indonesian National Armed Forces officially kicked off the 2024 Super Garuda Shield exercise on August 26, 2024 with an opening ceremony at Indonesian military base on Juanda Naval Air Base Surabaya...
29 August 2023 III MEF and Republic of Korea Marines operate from USS Blue Ridge during Ulchi Freedom Shield 23 The command element of III Marine Expeditionary Force, with key leaders and planners from the Republic of Korea Marine Corps, embarked on the USS Blue Ridge for the final phase of Exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 23...