Australian Defence Force arrives in Indonesia ahead of largest joint exercise
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BANYUWANGI – Members of the Australian Defence Force arrived on Nov 10 in Indonesia with their warship docking at Banyuwangi in East Java for a joint military exercise, which will involve 2,000 personnel from both countries.
The Keris Woomera exercise is the largest combined joint activity by the two countries’ military forces under the Australia-Indonesia Defence Cooperation Agreement.
“What we aim to do is simply increase cooperation with our neighbours, to increase our prosperity and security to share cooperation with our neighbours,” Commander of the Australian Amphibious Task Force Captain Chris Doherty told reporters.
He said that both parties will practise a joint landing operation, live-fire and a non-combat evacuation held for a disaster.
The exercise in Indonesia will take place from Nov 13 to Nov 16. It began in Darwin, Australia, on Nov 3.
Indonesia has held military exercises with other countries, such as one with the Naval forces of Russia on Nov 4 in the Java Sea near Surabaya, east of its capital Jakarta. REUTERS
