22 April 2025 MRF-D 25.3 surges forward for Balikatan PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines – Following the successful completion of Marine Exercise 2025 in Mindanao, the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) 25.3 Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) seamlessly repositioned it’s ground combat element (GCE) forces from Mindanao to Palawan, Philippines, as a...
20 February 2025 Building the Future of Thailand Together The 356th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Group, based out of Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, deployed to Lop Buri, Thailand in support of Joint Exercise Cobra Gold 2025...
28 October 2024 Enduring Partnerships: MRF-SEA Concludes KAMANDAG 8 with new experiences, knowledge In a historic first, six nations converged on Filipino soil in the wake of a super typhoon to train, learn, and strengthen their partnership during KAMANDAG 8, reaffirming the exercise's importance to regional peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific...
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...