Garuda Shield 2007 The opening ceremony of Garuda Shield 2007 (GS-1/2007) was inaugurated by the Indonesian Army and the U.S. Army at the Salak Hotel,
Bogor, West Java, on 16 April 2007, attended by the
Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army General
Djoko Santoso and the
Commanding General of the U.S. Army Pacific Lt. General
John M. Brown III. The exercise was participated by 72 Indonesian Army officers and 80 U.S. Army service members from
United States Army Pacific from 16 to 27 April 2007, at
Kostrad 1st Infantry Division Headquarter, in
Cilodong,
West Java, Indonesia. The exercise aims to improve joint brigade-level staff officers' cooperation and coordination capabilities in support of the United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping Operations.
Garuda Shield 2008 The joint exercise Garuda Shield 2008 (GS-2/2008) between the
Indonesian Army and
United States Army Pacific (USARPAC) officially opened at the Timor Ball Room,
Borobudur Hotel,
Central Jakarta, in 31 March 2008, led by the Commander of
Jayakarta Military Regional Command (Kodam Jaya) of the Indonesian Army, Maj. Gen.
Johannes Suryo Prabowo and Deputy Commanding General for the U.S. Army Pacific, Brig. Gen.
Alexander I. Kozlov. The personnel who participated in the joint training from the United States were represented by the U.S. Army from the
9th Mission Support Command (MSC), Hawaii National Guard’s 29th Brigade for U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) with the number of personnel ranging from the rank of Non-Commissioned Officer to Brigadier General totaling 108 personnel, while from Indonesia involving a unit at the level of the
Kodam Jaya Brigade totaling 100 personnels. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .
Garuda Shield 2010 Garuda Shield 2010 was held in June 2010 in Cipatat,
Bandung,
Indonesia. As part of the exercise, staff officers from the Pacific Command, the HIARNG, USARPAC, and the TNI will form a brigade to test peace support and stability operations capabilities. As part of the exercise, staff officers from the Pacific Command, the HIARNG, USARPAC, and the TNI will form a brigade to test peace support and stability operations capabilities. Other troops are in the middle of conducting a field training exercise to exchange UN standardized organizational tactics, techniques and procedures to improve tactical interoperability. Meanwhile, engineers are working in Indonesia's rural communities to provide humanitarian civic actions (HCA). Every day scores of children mil about the construction sites to watch the progress. Engineer partners are making quick work of a baby clinic, community center and amphitheatre. Countries that were represented are • • • • • • •
Garuda Shield 2011 Garuda Shield 2011 was returned to an annual bilateral exercise that focus on three main components: Command Post Exercise, Field Training Exercise, and humanitarian civic action project. The Opening ceremony of Garuda Shield 2011 was carried out on 10 June 2011, at the Engineer Training Center of Army Education and Training Command, Pusdikzi,
Bogor,
West Java. During the opening ceremony, Brig. Gen.
Michele G. Compton, the commanding general of the 9th MSC, welcomed the troops and described the importance of the regionally significant training event. “Garuda Shield is an opportunity for the Indonesian Army and the United States Army to come together in a learning environment to share experiences and lessons learned with each other. Of equal importance during this exercise, is the opportunity to form and maintain close friendships and also to gain an enduring appreciation of each other’s customs,” said Compton.
Garuda Shield 2012 The opening ceremony of Garuda Shield 2012 between the Indonesian Army (TNI AD) and the United States Army Pacific (USARPAC) was held at the
Kostrad 2nd Infantry Division Headquarters in
Singosari,
Malang Regency, East Java, Monday, 11 June 2012, led by Lt. Gen.
M. Munir, Commander of Kostrad accompanied by Brig. Gen.
Gary M. Hara, Commander of
Hawaii Army National Guard. The joint exercise, said Lieutenant General TNI M Munir, involved 456 Indonesian Army personnel and 104 USARPAC personnel. The activities that will be carried out include the command post exercise which will be held at the Rindam Brawijaya PLDC and the field training exercise which will be held in the training area in Rindam V Brawijaya Sidodadi
Lawang,
Malang, and
Karya Bhakti (ENCAP) which will be held in Purwosari,
Pasuruan. U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 871st Engineer Company, 411th Engineer Battalion, headquartered in Hilo, Hawaii, and their counterparts with the Tentara National Indonesia Angkatan Darat, or TNI-AD, are accomplishing both tasks as they work side by side to build a community center in Malang, Indonesia, as part of Garuda Shield 2012. In its sixth year, Garuda Shield is a combined exercise between the TNI-AD and U.S. Army that improves peacekeeping, stability operations and increases the disaster relief capabilities of both armies. A major part of the exercise is the community center construction project, as well as a sister project to renovate a family welfare center in the same part of Malang. Garuda Shield 2013 lasted for 12 days, from 10 to 21 June 2013. Deputy Commanding General of the U.S. Army National Guard in the Pacific (USARPAC), Gary M Hara, said 312 U.S. Army personnel participated in the exercise. Meanwhile, 300 personnel from Indonesia. The exercise includes planning and executing a combined brigade-level command post exercise based on a United Nations (U.N.) scenario and a field-training exercise based on a rescue operation scenario. The exercise involved troops from U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC); the Indonesian Army National Army (TNI-AD), Kostrad 1st Division; 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division; and the Indonesian Army, 17th Airborne Brigade. Along with a series of parachute jumps, about 500 paratroopers of both nations conducted infantry training and operations during the exercise. The exercise focused on developing the respective militaries' ability to contribute to U.N. peace support operations, and on strengthening the nations' growing military relationships. This joint exercise was held for 1 month starting from 1 to 30 September 2014 at the Combat Training Education Depot (Dodiklatpur) Rindam V/Brawijaya and the Marine Combat Training Center (Puslatmar), Situbondo. This exercise also attended by
Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific Gen.
Vincent K.Brooks. Approximately 1,055 personnel consisting of 619
Kostrad soldiers under the leadership of Colonel Inf.
Agung Pambudi (Danbrigif 6/2/K) as the Exercise Commander; and 436 soldiers from the
U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) under the leadership of Brigadier General
Lewinz. Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division based in Washington State, the 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Hawaii Army National Guard, and the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade,
25th Infantry Division with Indonesian Army soldiers from the 2nd Kostrad Infantry Division carried out a month long exercise to foster cooperation and understanding. Garuda Shield 2014 joint exercise consists of Command Training Operation Exercise, Command Post Exercise, Jungle Field Training Exercise, combat vehicle and aviation training, Combined Arms Fire Exercise, Medical, as well as social service activities. The Garuda Shield 2015 was carried out from 20 to 28 August 2015, involving 830 soldiers from both countries consisting of 380 Indonesian Army soldiers from the 328th Infantry Battalion (Yonif Linud-328/17/1),
Kostrad 1st Infantry Division and 450 United States Army soldiers from the
25th Infantry Division for USARPAC. The exercise consist of Medical/Tactical Combat Casualty Care, Combat Patrol, marksmanship, Military Operations in Urban Terrain, Close Quarter Battle (CQB), Swamp Forest Patrol, and jungle and sea survival.
Garuda Shield 2016 Joint Exercise Garuda Shield 2016 was held on 1 to 12 August 2016, attended by 481 joint military personnel from the Kostrad Raider Battalion and the U.S. Army Pacific at Asembagus Combat Training Center (
Puslatpur),
Situbondo, led by the Commander of 2nd Infantry Division Kostrad, Maj. Gen.
Ganip Warsito and Commander of Hawaii Army National Guard Brigadier General
Keith Tamashiro. The joint training materials between the two countries include, Command Post Exercise, Field Training Exercise including Counter Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) training, Medical Exercise and Aviation Exercise.
Garuda Shield 2017 The Indonesian Army and the United States Army held the Garuda Shield 2017 in two different training locations, 310th Battalion Infantry Base (
Mayonif 310/KK") Cikembar, and Kostrad Cibenda Training Area,
Sukabumi,
West Java, for 11 days from 18 to 29 September 2017. The exercise involved 732 personnel from the Indonesian Army from the 303rd Para Raider Infantry Battalion (Yonif 303/SSM), 13th Raider Infantry Brigade (Brigif 13/1) assigned to
Kostrad 1st Infantry Division and Army Aviation (
Penerbad), together with the US Army from the United States Army Pacific (USARPAC); and
103rd Infantry Division; and
US Army Aviation. The Garuda Shield 2017 joint exercise consists of an early entry aviation Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) and unmanned aerial surveillance SMEE, aviation live fire exercises (surface and littoral), a Command Post Exercise, Combined Tactical Operation Center, and an infantry company Field Training Exercise and Live Fire Exercise (LFX). The exercise involved helicopters from both countries, with the Indonesian Army deploying Mi-35, Mi-17, Bell and Bolcow combat helicopters; and the US Army deploying Blackhawk and Apache helicopters.
Garuda Shield 2018 Indiana Army National Guardsmen from the
76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, with Indonesian Army soldiers from the 9th Raider Infantry Brigade, assigned to
Kostrad 2nd Infantry Division, held the Opening Ceremony of Garuda Shield 2018 at the Combat Training Center (
Puslatpur), Situbondo, Indonesia, 29 July 2018. Indonesian army Maj. Gen.
Marga Taufiq, the commander of the Kostrad 2nd Infantry Division, also welcomed the Hawaii National Guard Adjutant General, Army Maj. Gen.
Arthur J. Logan, as his co-host of the opening ceremony while emphasizing the shared respect between the partner armies.
Garuda Shield 2019 Indonesian Army soldiers from the 9th Raider Infantry Brigade, assigned to
Kostrad 2nd Infantry Division, and the US Army from United States Army Pacific (USARPAC) held the Opening Ceremony of Garuda Shield 2019, led by Commander of Kostrad 2nd Infantry Division Maj. Gen.
Tri Yuniarto and Deputy Commanding General for the United States Army Pacific Maj. Gen.
Pete Johnson at Combat Training and Education Center (
Dodiklatpur) Kodam V/Brw, Asembagus,
Situbondo, Indonesia, 19 August 2019. The joint training was held for 12 days from 19 to 30 August 2019. More than 700 U.S. Army personnel from 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team assigned to
25th Infantry Division; Hawaii, U.S. Army Pacific Command; Hawaii,
10th Support Group, Japan, I Corps, Washington, and
U.S. Army National Guard from Michigan participated in Exercise Garuda Shield 19, making it not only one of the largest bilateral training exercises in the Indo-Pacific region but a true total force representation of the U.S. Army.
Garuda Shield 2020 Garuda Shield 2020 (GS-14/2020) was opened in 9 September 2020. This exercise focuses on MDMP (Military Decision-Making Process) exercises, through conference (Indoor / computer simulation class). This exercise is limited due to
COVID-19 pandemic.
Garuda Shield 2021 The Opening Ceremony of Garuda Shield 2021 was held on 4 August 2021, and was attended by the Commanding General of the United States Army Pacific (USARPAC), General
Charles A. Flynn, and the Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army, General
Andika Perkasa at the Army
Kodiklat (Combat Training Center), Baturaja, Ogan Komering Ulu, South Sumatra. The Garuda Shield 2021 joint exercise took place from 4 to 14 August 2021, with 2,161 Indonesian Army soldiers and 1,547 United States soldiers participating. A number of materials were implemented in this exercise, including: Staff Exercise, Field Training Exercise, Live Fire Exercise, Aviation and Medical Exercise (Medex) and two training programs that will be combined, namely Joint Combined Exchange Training and Garuda Airborne. == Super Garuda Shield 2022==