TNI Commander-Australian Defense Attache Discusses Joint Exercise Plan

Commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces, General TNI Andika Perkasa. BETWEEN/screenshot

JAKARTA - The TNI Commander, General TNI Andika Perkasa, together with the Australian Defense Attaché, Brigadier General Matthew Campbell, discussed plans for a joint exercise between the TNI and the Australian Defense Force regarding natural disasters.

"Training in responding to natural disasters is one of the important things," said General Andika as quoted by Antara, Wednesday, May 18.

Andika welcomed the cooperation plan, especially regarding the handling of natural disasters in the country. "This is also to continue to improve the ability of natural disaster management in Indonesia," he said.

The joint training plan between the TNI and the Australian Defense Force is called Crocodile Response and involves three dimensions.

Regarding the cooperation plan, Australia has prepared a number of scenarios in the field. Meanwhile, Indonesia, especially the TNI, was asked to simulate the handling of natural disasters by the three TNI dimensions.

Meanwhile, Campbell said several scenarios had been prepared. For example, how to fly in a marked area or territory. Then it is simulated by the three dimensions of the TNI and also the Australian Defense Force.

In another scenario, the Navy will focus on the ports and the Air Force will focus on the airbase runways to allow deploying forces.