Antara News, Monday, April 19, 2010 20:31 WIB
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian and US air forces began a five-day tactical airlift exercise code-named Cope West 10 at the city`s Halim Perdanakusuma air base on Monday.
The exercise involved one Indonesian Air Force C-130 Hercules and three similar planes from the 374th Airlift Wing at the US air base in Yokota, Japan, wing commander I of the Halim Perdanakusuma air base Col. Djoko Senoputro said.
"Cope West is a bilateral tactical airlift exercise involving the Indonesian and US air forces. The exercise is designed to advance interoperability between the two air forces," he said.
The exercise also allowed for the exchange of techniques related to airlift, air land and air drop delivery specific to Indonesian and US aircraft, he said.
"In the exercise this time, we are also introduced to a new dropping system (ICDS) conducted from an altitude of 5,000 feet," he said.
"This exercise is very helpful for military operations and non -military operations, such as at the time when a natural disaster affects a region in which a wide-bodied plane can not land," he said.
Meanwhile, 374th airlift wing commander Col. Dave Kincaid said besides the new dropping system the US air force also introduced a number of airlift techniques in the exercise.
He said the exercise also covered tactical low level cargo drop and personnel drop involving all operating elements of Hercules plane. "In essence, it is designed to improve interoperability between the two air forces."
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