(25 Aug 2025)
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Jakarta, Indonesia – 25 August 2025
1. Delegation representatives from Germany enter the hall and shake hands with the American military delegation to attend the opening ceremony of Super Garuda Shield 2025
2. Dutch military delegation
3. Various of representatives from the UK, Pakistan, and Cambodia sitting at the table waiting for the opening to begin
4. Close of American soldier
5. Wide of U.S. Indo-Pacific command Commander Admiral Samuel Paparo shaking hands with the Deputy Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, General Tandyo Budi Revita, before sitting down
6. Commander of the Canadian Armed Forces, General Jennie Carignan, sitting and conversing with the leader of the Indonesian National Armed Forces
7. Pan right of military delegations and observers from various countries sitting in the hall during the opening
8. Banner reading (English): "Opening Ceremony Super Garuda Shield 2025"
9. SOUNDBITE (Indonesian) General Tandyo Budi Revita, Deputy Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces:
"The world today faces increasingly complex security challenges, from natural disasters to cyber threats, from regional tensions to global uncertainty, the 2025 Super Garuda Shield serves as a joint exercise where we stand shoulder-to-shoulder to respond every challenge quickly and precisely."
10. Delegates applauding
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Admiral Samuel Paparo, the commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command:
"This represents a commitment, a commitment to our partnership, a commitment to the sovereignty of each country through the prism of mutual respect. It represents deterring anyone that would hope to change the facts on the ground using violence with the collective determination of all participants to uphold the principles of sovereignty.”
12. Various of family photo with Paparo, Revita, and Carignan
STORYLINE:
Indonesia and the United States began annual joint military exercises on Monday together with forces from a dozen other countries, as the U.S. pushes its allies to take threats from China more seriously.
Hosted by the Indonesian National Armed Forces, this year’s Super Garuda Shield focused on strengthening regional ties in an increasingly unstable global landscape, said Gen. Tandyo Budi Revita, the military’s Deputy Commander.
“It serves as a joint exercise where we stand together to respond every challenge quickly and precisely.” he said in his speech at kick-off ceremony along with Admiral Samuel Paparo, the Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.
The exercise has been held annually in Jakarta by U.S. and Indonesian soldiers since 2009. The list of participants expanded since 2022 to include Australia, Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Brazil and South Korea, bringing the total number of troops taking part in the drill to 6,500.
Paparo said the expanded participants symbolizes a commitment to partnership and to the sovereignty of each country through mutual respect.
“It represents deterring anyone that would hope to change the facts on the ground using violence with the collective determination of all participants to uphold the principles of sovereignty,” Paparo said.
Jakarta has expressed concern about what it sees as Chinese encroachment on its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, while maintaining generally positive ties with Beijing.
Several Asian countries also sent observers to the 11-day combat exercise in Jakarta and on Sumatra island. They will end on Sept. 4 with a combined live-fire drill.
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