US Marines join amphibious, island-recapture drills across Indonesia
Approximately 5,000 troops from 15 nations are participating in the annual Super Garuda Shield exercise in Indonesia. The training focuses on joint island-recapture operations, amphibious assaults, and live-fire drills.
Why it matters
This exercise reflects the strengthening of military alliances in the Indo-Pacific region to improve interoperability and regional security.
A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopter fires rockets during last year’s Super Garuda Shield exercise in Baturaja, Indonesia. (John Farmer/U.S. Army)
U.S. troops are training to recapture islands during a 15-nation exercise that includes amphibious assaults, airborne operations and live-fire drills across Indonesia.
Approximately 5,000 personnel are taking part in Super Garuda Shield, an annual exercise that began Friday and runs through Sept. 11 at training areas across the country, according to U.S. and Japanese officials.
The exercise “aims to practice operations and combat related to joint island recapture and to improve operational capabilities and tactical skills,” the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force said in an Aug. 6 news release.
Training at Baturaja and Lampung on Sumatra and in East Kalimantan on Borneo includes airborne and amphibious operations and live-fire drills, the release said.
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