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Jumat, 21 Juni 2013

U.S. and Indonesian Paratroopers Strengthen Cooperation

U.S. and Indonesian Paratroopers Strengthen Cooperation

June 20, 2013



This year’s Garuda Shield exercise represents the largest and most complex training exercise ever conducted in the long-standing military relationship between the United States and Indonesia. 
Over the last two weeks, soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division and the Indonesian Army’s Kostrad Division 1 have participated in the annual Garuda Shield exercise which is designed to build relationships between the two armies and create familiarity through working together. 
The event includes a wide array of interoperability-focused events ranging from combined staff operations and computer-based simulation to small unit tactics training and live-fire exercises. 
The culmination activity and centerpiece of the 2013 Garuda Shield Exercise were multiple airborne operations conducted with U.S. and Indonesia paratroopers descending together onto a drop zone in the vicinity of Kostrad Division 1 Headquarters. 
This year almost 500 U.S. soldiers made the journey to Indonesia to take part in this important exercise and continue to develop our military-to-military linkages. The 2014 Garuda Shield, which is planned to be conducted with Kostrad Division 2 in Malang, will continue to enhance familiarity and introduce new areas of collaboration for our two armies to explore.

Source : U.S. Embassy Jakarta.Indonesia

Rabu, 19 Juni 2013

Art Culture

PADAUNG WOMAN, NORTH  THAILAND
Standards of beauty in society could be different with other community votes of beauty.
Beauty in a particular country is tall, slim, black hair, breasts not too big and runs like a heron. Whereas in other countries, people who are beautiful have a golden hair, brown skin, green eyes with a medium body high.
One ethnic in North Thailand has a standard of beauty if a girl has a long neck.

In Ethiopia, Society Surma ethnic would be beautiful if the girls have long lips up to their chests. They used accessories in to their lips made by clay plate.  These are so amazing culture that we must visit there.


THE WOMAN OF SURMA, ETHIOPIA

SURMA GIRL, ETHIOPIA

SURMA GIRL FROM ETHIOPIA


Source : Book of National Geographic 1991 

Minggu, 16 Juni 2013

Ambassador Marciel Joins Opening of U.S.-Indonesia Military Exercise. 10 June 2013


U.S. Ambassador Scot Marciel joined Maj. Gen. Gary Hara, Deputy Commander for the Army National Guard, U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) and Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI) Maj. Gen. Daniel Ambat, Kostrad Division 1 Commander, for the opening of the Garuda Shield exercise (GS) in Cilodong, Indonesia on June 10.  Garuda Shield is an annual Army-to-Army interoperability exercise is focused on building stronger relationships, sharing techniques, tactics and procedures, and building operational familiarity.
This year's Garuda Shield is the 7th iteration of the exercise and represents the largest and most complex bilateral event ever conducted between the United States and Indonesian Armies. The exercise consists of four parts including a combined tactical operations center and staff process, computer planning exercise, intensive field exercise portion, and a combined airborne operation with the U.S. Army’s 82ndAirborne Division. This is the 7th iteration of the Garuda Shield exercise which is scheduled to conclude on June 21 at Kostrad Division 1 Headquarters.   The Garuda Shield exercise is the centerpiece of a series of exercises that are building greater cooperation under the U.S.-Indonesia Comprehensive Partnership. 
United States forces also participated Gema Bhakti combined Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Relief staff exercise at the International Peace and Security Center in Sentul, Indonesia from June 6-10.  The Gema Bhakti exercise brought together forces from U.S. Army Pacific Command, U.S. Navy and Air Force to work side-by-side personnel from the TNI to create response planning to assist Indonesia in responding more efficiently to a natural disaster.
Experts in various disaster relief fields discussed issues, emergency responders and support services, face during an emergency and provided insights which allowed roughly 100 participants from both militaries to brain storm ideas to support national and strategic level decision making processes.
As a further compliment to the Garuda Shield and Gema Bhakti exercises, Indonesia and the United States also conducted a Disaster Response Exercise & Exchange entitled Pacific Resilience.  Pacific Resilience, held from June 3-6 at the Indonesia Peace & Security Center in Sentul brought together USARPAC, TNI, Indonesian disaster response agencies, and U.S. agencies, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). During the course of the exercise, over 150 participants gathered to focus on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.  The exercise was designed to simulate the response to an earthquake and tsunami impacting the area of Padang in western Sumatra.

    Source :  U.S. Embassy Jakarta. Indonesia
    Documentation  : U.S. Embassy. Jakarta. Indonesia.


    Japanese Painting in Hanamasa



    I found this painting in Hanamasa Restaurant,Giant Mall,Point Square.TB Simatupang street.  On the picture there is figure of girl playing Japanese Guitar.  She is learning and read the music book in front of Her.  Dress That she wearing called Yukata.  The Japanese Painting style is little different from Chinese Painting even look the same.  Chinese paintings drawn with a lot more style curved brush on each corner so that the robe or gown and shawl she used appear to form look a circle or wave.  I dont know who made this painting, on the top left, there is a word of Japanese called Kanji, and I can not translate it..Maybe you can visit Hanamasa restaurant and watching so seriously to understand that Kanji. thanks

    JAPANESE GIRL PLAYING GUITAR

    Plants Exhibition

    Is still a lot that needs to be covered at the exhibition held at Jakarta Pusat, because I can not be a long time in this place, I was just a bit of photographing some of the objects to publication.
    There are many other beautiful plants that just missed to my record. This exhibition was held at the Jakarta Pusat, Lapangan Banteng for a month.  

    BONSAI
    This Plants called Bonsai is 10 years age and only 45 Cm High.
    Price : 15 juta rupiah.



    Stand Information Department of Kota Jakarta Timur


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