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Indonesian marines fire an artillery round during an amphibious landing operation at the Super Garuda Shield multi-national military exercise in Situbondo, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023.

In US-led drills, Australian and Indonesian forces deploy battle tanks

The Super Garuda Shield drills have been held annually between American and Indonesian soldiers since 2009.

3 months ago

Indonesian, Singaporean and Australian Army soldiers attend the opening ceremony of Super Garuda Shield 2023 in Baluran, East Java, Indonesia, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023.

US, Indonesia and 5 other nations hold war drills amid China concerns

This year’s Super Garuda Shield exercises began Thursday with about 5,000 personnel.

3 months ago

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meets with Indonesian defense minister

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met his Indonesian counterpart to push stronger defense ties amid growing Chinese naval activity in the Indo-Pacific.

13 months ago

Guam pushes for native-only vote on US relationship

Guam hosts more than 7,000 U.S. troops and nearly a third of the land controlled by the military. Naval Base Guam is home to both fast attack submarines and their tenders.

5 years ago

Top 3 takeaways from Mattis on Capitol Hill

Geopolitical hot spots dominated Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ appearance before the Senate Armed Services Committee, alongside Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Joe Dunford.

6 years ago

Nations agree to boost fight against ISIS in Southeast Asia

A six-nation summit co-hosted by Indonesia and Australia agreed Saturday to set up a forum to strengthen cooperation between intelligence services to counter extremist threats in Southeast Asia.

6 years ago

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