Indonesia, US hold joint tsunami respond exercise

21/07/2008 -- 5:23 PM

Hanoi (VNA) - The West Sumatra administration together with the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) and the US Army are holding a joint tsunami response exercise in Padang from July 21 to 25. "The focus of the activity is on the creation of a command system in facing disasters, while an exchange of knowledge is conducted based on experiences of respective country," a spokesman for the West Administration office was quoted by Antara news agency as saying. He further explained that the 80 participants included 15 troops from the US, 20 from the Indonesian army, 5 from the Navy, 5 from the Air Force and 5 from the police, and 10 personnel of the disaster task force from seven tsunami-rampant districts/cities. Meanwhile, the Indonesian Navy and the US Navy began on July 21 the joint exercise of "Naval Engagement Activity (NEA) 2008 as part of bilateral cooperation. The exercise will run till July 26, involving 100 US Navy's personnel and 150 Indonesian Navy's personnel.-Enditem
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