Jakarta, Sept. 2 -- Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) and United States Army special forces personnel completed a joint airborne assault exercise on Tuesday (September 1) at Gatot Subroto Air Force Base in Lampung, as part of the Super Garuda Shield (SGS) 2026 multinational military drills.

Head of the TNI Information Center Major General Muhammad Nas said the high-altitude free-fall exercise aimed to strengthen soldiers' operational combat readiness while demonstrating defense diplomacy.

"This activity demonstrates the TNI's commitment to defense diplomacy and multinational military cooperation," Nas said in Jakarta on Wednesday.

The airborne insertion involved 13 operators drawn from the TNI's elite units-including the Army's Sp...