“We will continue to provide support for this activity. And I hope this exercise will raise Indonesia’s international profile, not in terms of its defense equipment, because not all values can be measured in monetary term, but the world must see this activity from the perspective of friendship,” explained Helmy.
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SGS is an annual joint exercise between the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) and the US Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM). It aims to strengthen interoperability, capability, mutual trust, and cooperation that has been built on decades of shared experience, as well as to improve communication between personnel of participating countries in conducting a military operation. (gin)