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Australian Army soldiers from 5th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, engage a threat after receiving fire-control orders during a joint field training exercise conducted on Exercise Super Garuda Shield 2024 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Story and photo by Corporal Madhur Chitnis.

Army linguists bridge culture gap in Indonesia

08/10/202412/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1157 Views 0 Comments 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Exercise Super Garuda Shield, Indonesian National Armed Forces, linguists

Army linguists played an important role at this year’s Exercise Super Garuda Shield, held last month. CAPTION: Australian Army soldiers from

Australian Army Platoon Commander Lieutenant John Haycroft converses with Malaysian Armed Forces Major Hazwan through their shared second language, Indonesian, during Exercise Bersama Lima, Kuantan, Malaysia. Story by Flying Officer Connor Bellhouse. Photo by Corporal Sam Price.

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Building trust through language

11/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1002 Views 0 Comments Exercise Bersama Lima, Indonesian National Armed Forces

Platoon commander Lieutenant John Haycroft found his deployment to Malaysia on Exercise Bersama Lima has revived his Indonesian language skills.

Australian Army Major Matthew Breckenridge delivers core pre-deployment training to the Indonesian Armed Forces Garuda Contingent deploying to the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Story by Corporal Veronica O’Hara.

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Indonesian exchange helps keep the peace

25/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1349 Views 0 Comments Indonesian National Armed Forces, UN Peacekeeping

Gangs of monkeys ambushed Major Matthew Breckenridge when he started cycling along the steep, rural road leading to his new

Indonesian soldiers attend a graduation ceremony after successfully completing a driver, maintenance and communications training package with the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment at Robertson Barracks, NT. Story by Major Dan Mazurek. Photo by Leading Seaman Leo Baumgartner.

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TNI soldiers in Australia for Bushmaster training

21/06/202321/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1942 Views 1 Comment 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles, Indonesian National Armed Forces, Thales, TNI

Twenty-five soldiers from the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) Peacekeeping Centre proudly stood on parade at the Gary Holmes Centre

Military personnel from Australia, Indonesia and the United States disembark a United States Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey at RAAF Base Darwin for Exercise Crocodile Response. Story by Lieutenant Gary McHugh. Photo by Leading Seaman Leo Baumgartner.

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Trilateral response to Top End “disaster”

07/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1578 Views 0 Comments Exercise Crocodile Response, Indonesian National Armed Forces, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, MV-22 Osprey, RAAF Darwin

Australian forces joined partner forces from the United States and Indonesia for a major international humanitarian aid and disaster relief exercise.

Australian Army and TNI Marines conduct an amphibious beach demonstration in Indonesia. Story by Flight Lieutenant Brent Moloney. All photos by Nadav Harel.

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Australian, Indonesian troops hit beach in combined raid

02/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1560 Views 1 Comment HMAS Adelaide, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Indonesian National Armed Forces, MRH-90 Taipan

Months of planning and coordination between the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) set the

From left, Flight Lieutenant Stephanie Freeman, Captain Bianca Potter, Lieutenant Colonel Bayu Widaji and Major Rizka Budiman discuss joint logistics during Exercise Nusa Bhakti. Story and photo by Major Martin Hadley.

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Australia and Indonesia team up for disaster relief training

23/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1750 Views 0 Comments HADR, Indonesia, Indonesian National Armed Forces

More than 60 Australian and Indonesian personnel from a range of specialist functions trained side-by-side in Surabaya, Indonesia, as part

Australian Army Major Michael Kiting briefs cadets at Indonesia's military officer training college, Akademi Militer in Central Java. Story by Corporal Veronica O’Hara.

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Dual linguist’s posting a first

11/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 750 Views 0 Comments Indonesian National Armed Forces, Royal Military College

What started as a childhood interest in Indonesian culture led to Major Michael Kiting becoming the first Australian and international

Forces from Australia, the US and Indonesia conduct airfield reconnaissance and assessments in an MV-22 Osprey during Exercise Crocodile Response in Nhulunbuy. Story by Lieutenant Gordon Carr-Gregg. Photo by Corporal Cameron Hermanet.

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Aus, USA, Indo train together to tackle natural disasters

27/05/202201/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1857 Views 0 Comments Exercise Crocodile, Indonesian National Armed Forces, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, MV-22 Osprey

The Australian Defence Force (ADF), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) and Indonesian National Armed Forces recently completed Exercise Crocodile