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BATURAJA, Indonesia — U.S. Army engineers assigned to the 523rd Engineer Support Company, 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, engineers with the Canadian Armed Forces, and Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI) service members, conduct a ribbon cutting ceremony for a newly constructed road during Super Garuda Shield 25 in Baturaja, Indonesia, Sept. 2, 2025.
Canadian Brig. Gen. Robert McBride, deputy commanding general of operations,11th Airborne Division, and Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI) Lt. Gen. Naudi Nurdika, commander of the Indonesian Army Education and Training Command, attended the ceremony, and officially opened the road for use.
“Seeing the work that all the Soldiers put in day in and day out, culminating with the final product we produced was amazing,” said 2nd Lt. Cameron Giegler, officer in charge of U.S. Army Engineers assigned to the 130th Engineer Brigade. “Seeing it through to the end and seeing the joy it brought was great.”
The construction of the road began Aug. 6, 2025, totaling 27 days of work. This key road connects the main roads of Baturaja to an airborne landing zone, enabling training and medical personnel to travel to and from the landing zone efficiently and effectively.
“This newly repaired road will not only facilitate mobility to support TNI training activities, but it will also ease open up additional transportation access and improve the flow of the local economy,” said Nurdika.
The road demonstrates the U.S. military's commitment to its partners and enhances the community's and TNI’s ability to move throughout the area
“Projects like this that we do for the community truly builds friendship,” said McBride. “It’s that friendship that is going to be the foundation of the U.S., Canada, and the TNI that is going to push Super Garuda Shield further in the future.”
Super Garuda Shield is an annual exercise between the TNI and U.S. Military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, and cooperation.
| Date Taken: | 09.02.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 09.09.2025 21:39 |
| Story ID: | 547084 |
| Location: | ID |
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