The U.S. Army National Guard 215th Engineer Vertical Construction Company (EVCC) and the Indonesian Army, Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD) conduct a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate renovations to a local elementary as part of Exercise Ksatria Warrior 2026 (KW26) in Martapura, Indonesia, August 19, 2026. The ceremony consisted of a traditional dance by local schoolchildren, refreshments and speeches by U.S. Army Lt. Col Mari Goldstein, U.S. Embassy to Indonesia Attaché, TNI-AD Col. Inf. Slamet, Commander of KW26, and Etik Kristianti, school principal. KW26 not only serves to strengthen military ties with the TNI-AD, but also deliver tangible, lasting benefit to local Indonesian communities. (U.S. Air Force video...
Brig. Gen. Tanya E. Simmons assumed command of the Deployment Support Command from Brig. Gen. Manu Davis during a change of command ceremony aboard the USS Yorktown in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, Aug. 10, 2026.
