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Malaysia-Indonesia Joint Military Exercise
To Be Held Once Every Three Years
MEDAN, (Indonesia), June 7 (Bernama) -- Latgabma Malindo Darsasa, the joint military exercise between the Malaysian and Indonesian armed forces, will now be held once every three years instead of four years.
Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) chief Gen Tan Sri Zulkifeli Mohd Zin said regional security issues including terrorism would be dealt with more effectively if the joint training and cooperation between the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) and the Indonesian National Army (TNI) were conducted regularly.
He said the decision was agreed by the two nations after taking into account its importance to dispel the threats including terrorism and cross-border criminal activities.
Aside from strengthening ties between the two countries, the excercise, if conducted more often would lead to consistency as a team to overcome differences in methods used by both forces, he said at the opening ceremony of the 8th series of the exercise at the Airport Lanud Suwando, Bandara Polonia, Medan, North Sumatera, here Friday.
At the ceremony which was also attended by TNI chief Admiral Agus Suhartono, Zulkifeli said the eighth joint exercise was a good start to the implementation of the exercise every three years.
Indonesia is the host for the exercise that involves special teams (Special Forces Group, Air and Navy Special Forces) from all three services of the two nation's forces. The exercise which started on June 3 ends on June 12.
A total of 1,468 participants are involved in the exercise comprised 293 personnel from ATM and three Royal Malaysia Police officers who are accompanied by two war team dogs while 1,185 personnel are from various teams in TNI.
The exercise with the theme "Combined Joint Task Force-Counter Terrorists", is conducted together with other teams and agencies to execute coalition operations in order to tackle terrorist attacks that impact both countries.
Among the types of field exercises that will be carried out are terrorist attacks on buildings, ships and aircraft as a strategy to tackle terrorism that is capable of disrupting security and stability of the Malaysia-Indonesia region.
The exercise will be carried out in the region which according to intelligence estimates, most potential terrorist attacks are likely to be hijacking of Malaysian merchant ships in he Strait of Melaka, the world's most important sea route, hijacking of Malaysian aircraft crossing into Indonesian territory and abduction of Malaysian officials serving at the Malaysian embassy in Jakarta.
The exercise, which began in 1984, is a continous bilateral military cooperation programme between the two countries.
taken from BERNAMA
To Be Held Once Every Three Years
MEDAN, (Indonesia), June 7 (Bernama) -- Latgabma Malindo Darsasa, the joint military exercise between the Malaysian and Indonesian armed forces, will now be held once every three years instead of four years.
Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) chief Gen Tan Sri Zulkifeli Mohd Zin said regional security issues including terrorism would be dealt with more effectively if the joint training and cooperation between the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) and the Indonesian National Army (TNI) were conducted regularly.
He said the decision was agreed by the two nations after taking into account its importance to dispel the threats including terrorism and cross-border criminal activities.
Aside from strengthening ties between the two countries, the excercise, if conducted more often would lead to consistency as a team to overcome differences in methods used by both forces, he said at the opening ceremony of the 8th series of the exercise at the Airport Lanud Suwando, Bandara Polonia, Medan, North Sumatera, here Friday.
At the ceremony which was also attended by TNI chief Admiral Agus Suhartono, Zulkifeli said the eighth joint exercise was a good start to the implementation of the exercise every three years.
Indonesia is the host for the exercise that involves special teams (Special Forces Group, Air and Navy Special Forces) from all three services of the two nation's forces. The exercise which started on June 3 ends on June 12.
A total of 1,468 participants are involved in the exercise comprised 293 personnel from ATM and three Royal Malaysia Police officers who are accompanied by two war team dogs while 1,185 personnel are from various teams in TNI.
The exercise with the theme "Combined Joint Task Force-Counter Terrorists", is conducted together with other teams and agencies to execute coalition operations in order to tackle terrorist attacks that impact both countries.
Among the types of field exercises that will be carried out are terrorist attacks on buildings, ships and aircraft as a strategy to tackle terrorism that is capable of disrupting security and stability of the Malaysia-Indonesia region.
The exercise will be carried out in the region which according to intelligence estimates, most potential terrorist attacks are likely to be hijacking of Malaysian merchant ships in he Strait of Melaka, the world's most important sea route, hijacking of Malaysian aircraft crossing into Indonesian territory and abduction of Malaysian officials serving at the Malaysian embassy in Jakarta.
The exercise, which began in 1984, is a continous bilateral military cooperation programme between the two countries.
taken from BERNAMA