[ETAN-key] Some Hawaii troops will join exercises in Indonesia

[John M Miller]

Posted on: Thursday, June 3, 2010


Some Hawaii troops will join exercises in Indonesia

Honolulu Advertiser Staff

More than 100 soldiers and airmen from Hawai'i will participate in 
the exercise Garuda Shield 10 in Indonesia, officials said. American 
and Indonesian forces will train together June 10-25 in Bandung.

"Indonesia is a critical player in the security and peacekeeping 
operations in the Asia-Pacific Theater," said Lt. Gen. Benjamin R. 
Mixon, commander of the U.S. Army in the Pacific, which has its 
headquarters at Fort Shafter.

Mixon said the upcoming exercise "underscores the importance of 
Indonesia in our fight against international aggression and conflict. 
The strong military and cultural ties between our two counties 
dramatically improve whenever we participate in Garuda Shield."

Staff officers from U.S. Pacific Command, based at Camp Smith; the 
Hawai'i National Guard; Pacific Air Forces; and U.S. Army Pacific 
will partner with Indonesian forces "to test peace support and 
stability operations capabilities," the Army said.

Army officials said other troops will conduct a field training 
exercise on United Nations standardized techniques, and engineers 
will provide humanitarian and civic assistance in Indonesia's rural 
communities.

Personnel from 24 other countries, including Japan, Russia and China, 
have been invited to participate in and to observe the exercise.

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