Teams from the Philippine Army’s First Scout Ranger Regiment (FSRR) and the Indonesian Army’s Komando Cadangan Strategis Angkatan Darat (Kostrad) continue to sharpen their interoperability and capabilities in a range of military operations during Training Activity Indonesia-Philippines (TA DOLPHINE XIV-2022) in West Java, Indonesia on July 20, 2022.
TA DOLPHINE XIV-2022 is scheduled from July 14, 2022 to July 24, 2022. The bilateral activity, which was approved during the 27th Indonesian Army-Philippine Army Working Group Meeting, focuses on the exchange of information, tactics, technics and procedures in the conduct of counterinsurgency operations. The 14th iteration of the bilateral exercise is being held at the Taipur Military Camp, CIlodong and Sangga Buana Training Site, Karawang, West Java, Indonesia.
FSRR Chief of Staff Col. Samuel G. Yunque, during the staff exchange, discussed urban operations, focusing on the Battle of Marawi while Kostrad Deputy Intelligence Assitant Col. Muhammad Aidi shared lessons learned in their campaign against the Free Papua Separatist Movement in West Papua.
FSSR and Kostrad teams also shared lessons on Tactical Combat Casualty Care which culminated in a mission-planning and raid practical exercise. Teams from both armies likewise held close-quarter battle drills.
It can be recalled that the FSSR and Kostrad held TA DOLPHINE XIII-2021 via video teleconferencing in November last year due to pandemic restrictions. Last year's iteration of the exercise between the two armies focused on urban and jungle warfare special operations.
Photos from the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Training and Education, OG8, Philippine Army