Garuda Shield is a regularly-scheduled, bilateral exercise sponsored by the U.S. Army Pacific and hosted annually by the Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI-Indonesian Armed Forces). This year marks the eighth iteration of this continuing effort to promote regional peace and security. Approximately 500 U.S. Army Pacific personnel from Hawaii and Washington, and 700 Indonesians soldiers will conduct a series of bilateral military partnership and training events focused on peace support operations to include a bilateral computer-simulated command post exercise; jungle field training exercise; combat vehicle and aviation training; and a combined arms live fire exercise.
After an agonizing 12-mile ruck march and five days of tactical field training missions, the Infantry battalions participating in the Garuda Shield 2014 exercise in East Java, Indonesia, get a moment to rest and relax before continuing their training pathway in the Pacific region.