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Pacific Allies Interns Address Climate Change in the RMI
August 6, 2022 — “We toured the island communities and spoke with the residents about what they consider to be the most pressing climate related challenges,” said Master Sgt. John Phillips, team leader for the two-person U.S. Army Pacific’s Oceania Engagement Team to U.S. Embassy Majuro. “The primary concern is drought and the depletion of freshwater reserves. Increasing capacity to produce, import, and store fresh water is a priority.”... MORE

Coast Guard Academy Cadet Natalie Rodriguez, right, and a Beaver Works student work through a code project at the recent MIT Lincoln Laboratory's Beaver Works Summer Institute program.

U.S. and Tentara Nasional Indonesia Engineers Build Path to Partnership
August 5, 2022 — BATURAJA, INDONESIA – Engineer Soldiers from the 130th Engineer Battalion and Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI) celebrated the completion of an Engineering Civic Assistance Project (ENCAP) with a ribbon cutting ceremony during Super Garuda Shield on Aug. 5, 2022. Super Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military and Indonesia National Armed Forces, reinforces U.S. commitments to our allies and regional partners, joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together... MORE

The Deputy Commander of the7th Infantry Division, Col. Leo discusses joint road repair operations with Sgt. 1st Class Jhomeng Macalino from 130th Engineer Brigade, 84th Engineer Battalion and the Indonesian National Military’s Coordinator of the Engineer Civil Assistance Project, Maj. Wahyu Nugrocho Python 1 Range, Baturaja, Indonesia, July 29, 2022, as part of Garuda Shield 2022. Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military, Indonesia National Armed Forces, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and other regional partners reinforcing joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kyler Chatman, 8th Theater Sustainment Command)

U.S. Paratroopers Kick-off Super Garuda Shield with Trilateral Airborne Operations
August 3, 2022 — BATURAJA, INDONESIA – Paratroopers from 11th Infantry Division (Airborne), Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI), and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, conducted trilateral airborne operations with the 36th Airlift Squadron during Super Garuda Airborne 2022 in Baturaja, Indonesia on Aug. 3, 2022. Super Garuda Airborne is the kick-off event for Super Garuda Shield 2022. Super Garuda Shield is a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military and Indonesia National Armed Forces, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and regional partners, joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together... MORE

U.S. Army, Tentara Nasional Indonesia, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers conduct trilateral airborne operations in support of Super Garuda Shield, Baturaja, Indonesia, on Aug. 3, 2022. Super Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military and Indonesia National Armed Forces, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and regional partners, joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Nicholle Salvatierra, 201st TPASE)

Super Garuda Shield 2022 Showcases Multinational Partnership and Joint Interoperability
August 3, 2022 — BATURAJA, Indonesia – Under the banners of 14 nations, the 16th annual Garuda Shield exercise, the cornerstone of the military partnership between the United States and Indonesia, officially kicked off on August 3, 2022. Expanding from a bilateral training event between the Indonesian Army and the U.S. Army, this year’s “Super Garuda Shield” is now one of the biggest joint, multinational exercises in the Indo-Pacific region. The strong and diverse Super Garuda Shield 2022 features a number of “firsts,” including the first ever tri-lateral airborne jump among the United States, Indonesia, and Japan, which concluded early today. The multinational exercise’s planning, operations, exchanges, and activities increase all participating nations’ military defense capabilities and work to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific... MORE

Gen. Charles Flynn, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Pacific and Gen. Andika Perkasa, Commander in Chief Indonesia National Defense Forces salutes the formation of troops during the opening ceremony of Super Garuda Shield 22, Baturaja, Indonesia, Aug. 3, 2022. Super Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military and Indonesia National Armed Forces, which has grown to 14 participating nations, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and regional partners, joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Stephanie A. Hargett)

Super Garuda Shield 2022 Showcases Multinational Partnership and Joint Interoperability
August 3, 2022 — BATURAJA, Indonesia – Under the banners of 14 nations, the 16th annual Garuda Shield exercise, the cornerstone of the military partnership between the United States and Indonesia, officially kicked off on August 3, 2022. Expanding from a bilateral training event between the Indonesian Army and the U.S. Army, this year’s “Super Garuda Shield” is now one of the biggest joint, multinational exercises in the Indo-Pacific region... MORE

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