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I'm Brigadier General Ed Mattis. I am the deputy commander for operations of the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colorado. For the Super Garuda Shield exercise, I am acting as the commander of the ground forces. Today was a great example of working together to conduct safe and responsible exercises. We knew we wanted to conduct these combined HIMARS and MLRS firings. We understood that due to the fire-hazardous conditions, we had to do with our Indonesian partners. We created fire breaks. We have redeployed firefighting equipment. We have completed site preparation work and conducted hydration in certain locations, both near the launchers and in the target area, to ensure safe training Check the height of the truck.
My name is Sergeant Ibrahim. I serve in the 11th Airborne Division, Delaware Company, 151st Regiment. I am the squad leader in this operation, playing as the enemy forces (OPFOR). We had to take a defensive position. We installed a few things, like Claymore mines. We had FPV drones with us. And we had an assault element. We waited for the "blue" (friendly forces) to reach the target. And then, as a squad leader, I simply led my assault unit. That's what I was responsible for today- defense planning, and we just did the job as best we could. So for us, as OPFOR, we just worked with the TNI (Indonesian Armed Forces). We worked quite harmoniously. Their fighting style is similar to ours. We literally acted side by side. Working with TNI
this time, arriving and staying at the base, we bonded very well. We worked together for almost a week before we left here. So I think that this cohesion, connection, and ability to understand each other, to be aware of our differences and similarities, helped us a lot during the operation. That was the main thing, and I emphasized it to the other unit, but it was a really new task for us to take a defensive position. We do n't go to the jungle often, they gave us some jungle survival classes before these field exercises, and we taught them combat techniques. It was an amazing experience. I mean, we did everything we could, and we learned things that we wouldn't have learned otherwise, because another department wouldn't have had
that part of the defense, and our department had every aspect of the defense. So, I think the guys got an idea of what planning and executing a defensive position might look like. This is one of several training events and joint exercises we conduct here as part of Super Garuda Shield. We have this, there was an airborne operation this morning, and now they are on a field exercise in the jungle. There were staff exercises, there were cyber exercises. This is just one of the many modern things you will have to do on the battlefield to be successful, whether we are fighting, providing humanitarian assistance, or conducting some other
joint operation. The staff planning and team building required for events like this are great examples of what we wanted to do and what we look forward to doing here in the coming days.
