Korean Marines Join U.S. and Indonesian-Led Super Garuda Shield Exercise

South Korean Marine forces joined the Super Garuda Shield exercise, a two-week multinational training program conducted in Lampung and Bandung, Indonesia, from Aug. 31 through early September. The drill, coordinated by the United States and Indonesia, featured troops from 15 nations, including Canada, Japan and others. Korean Marines took part in field training exercises that simulated jungle combat as well as cyber-operations designed to teach attack and defence techniques.

This participation follows their inaugural involvement in the exercise last year. Originating in 2007 as a bilateral U.S.-Indonesia jungle-warfare exercise, Super Garuda Shield has grown into a large-scale joint operation aimed at improving interoperability among allied forces.