Lt. Gen. Yogo: I Hope Soldiers Always Get Closer To The People, Because TNI Comes From The People

Army combat training at AWR Pandangwangi, Lumajang Regency, Tuesday (29/3/2022). ANTARA/HO-Diskominfo Lumajang

LUMAJANG - Commander of the Army Education and Training Command Lieutenant General TNI Ignatius Yogo Triyono said the Indonesian Army's war games at the Pandanwangi Air Weapon Range (AWR) Shooting Range, Lumajang Regency, East Java, were expected to increase professionalism.

"I hope that the implementation of the exercise can increase the professionalism of TNI members," he said in Lumajang Regency, as reported by Antara, Tuesday, March 29.

Arhanud TNI AD held an integrated heavy weapons shooting exercise (Latbakjatrat) of Pussenarhanud Kodiklatad in 2022 at the AWR Pandanwangi Shooting Range, Tempeh District, Lumajang Regency on March 28-31 2022, but the peak of the exercise was on Tuesday.

"I hope that TNI soldiers will always be closer to the people because the TNI itself comes from the people and for the people, so that they remain enthusiastic in carrying out their duties and do not commit violations," he said.

Heavy weapons shooting training is the pinnacle of Arhanud branch training which integrates all Arhanud units with different defense equipment and also integrates the defense of air defense functions, namely detection, identification, tracking and destruction.

The exercise did not only involve the Arhanud TNI AD unit, but was also integrated with the air defense command of the Indonesian Air Force.

"I would like to thank the Lumajang Regency Government and all parties who have supported the integrated heavy weapons shooting training activity in 2022," he said. .

"I hope that the synergy between the government and the TNI will continue to be built, so that AWR Pandanwangi can become one of the places for Military Tourism in Lumajang. The hope is that it can be a lever for the economy of the surrounding community," he said.

He said that his party had also tried to make an inventory of several facilities and infrastructure to optimize the combat training procession at AWR Pandanwangi, so that the training activities could run smoothly and sterile, especially for the spectators who were present in the field.