Jakarta, shesocial Indonesia
—
Gardapati Composite Battalion (Yonkomposit/1GP)
TNI
will hold training in a number of districts
Natuna
, Riau Islands today, Wednesday (22/10).
Yonkomposit Commander 1/GP Infantry Lt. Col. Muchamad Ricky Prawiratama appealed to residents not to carry out activities outdoors because the shooting practice used high-explosive bullets.
Vulnerable groups such as the elderly, pregnant women, patients with special medical conditions, babies and children are encouraged to evacuate to safer locations during the exercise.
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Some of the training locations include Air Lengit Village, Sebadai Ulu Village, Kelarik, Batubi and Teluk Buton.
“This heavy weapons shooting training activity is a unit training program, which aims to maintain the capabilities of units and soldiers,” said Ricky, quoted by Antara, Sunday (19/10).
Separately, Kapendam XIX/Tuanku Tambusai Lt. Col. Inf Faizal Rangkuti explained that the training that would be held was a routine exercise.
Later the training that will be carried out is an integrated technical heavy weapons shooting exercise (latbakjatratnis), an Integrated Company combat readiness test (UST) exercise and closed with the peak exercise, namely the TNI AD Inter-Branch Training YTP Yonkomposit 1/Gp TA.2025.
“This exercise has been carried out in Natuna before, the last time it was carried out in 2016, namely the TNI AD Ancab (inter-branch) exercise and in 2017 the TNI PPRC Training,” said Faizal when contacted, Tuesday (21/10)
He explained that the number of participants who would carry out inter-branch training was 968 people divided into several stages.
Faizal said the inter-branch training was the TNI AD’s peak training involving various branches in the Army.
He also explained that the training activities showed the commitment of the TNI, especially the Army, to safeguard the territorial sovereignty of the Republic of Indonesia.
“As well as ensuring that Yonkomposit 1/Gardapati as a unit dislocated on Natuna Island is operationally ready to face all forms of potential threats and challenges in the Natuna Islands and North Natuna Sea areas,” he said.
He said the alusista that would be deployed in the exercise were the Starstreak missile owned by the Indonesian Army’s Air Defense Artillery (Arhanud) and the Astros II MK 6 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) owned by the Indonesian Army’s Field Artillery (Armed).
“Where this appeal is solely to maintain the safety of the community around the training area considering that the training will be carried out using Alutsista Starstreak and MLRS Astros II MK 6,” he said
He said the TNI had carried out outreach to residents around the training area.
According to him, residents received a positive and enthusiastic response and fully supported the training that would be held on Natuna Island.
He said that many local residents also helped in preparing the training area, such as participating in the construction of a viewing tower and the creation of a security post.
Several residents, he said, lent their sleeping areas to be used as training areas.
“The community is also happy because in this training activity, Yonkomposit will also carry out social service activities in the form of free medical treatment and providing basic food packages for people who cannot go to sea/go gardening around the training area,” he said.
(yo/isn)
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