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TNI, US ARMY HOLD JOINT TSUNAMI RESPONSE EXERCISE
Padang, July 21 (ANTARA) - The West Sumatra administration together with the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) and the US Army are holding a joint tsunami response exercise in Padang from July 21 to 25.
The joint exercise involving 80 participants, was facilitated by USPACOM (U.S. Pacific Command)/USARPAC (the United States Army Pacific).
"The focus of the activity to be covered by the Japanese NHK TV station is on the creation of a command system in facing disasters, while an exchange of knowledge is conducted based on experiences of respective country," a spokesman for the West Administration office,Ade Edwar said over the week-end.
He further explained that the 80 participants included 15 troops from the US, 20 from the Indonesian army, 5 from the Navy, 5 from the Air Force and 5 from the police, and 10 personnel of the disaster task force from seven tsunami-rampant districts/cities.
The seven tsunami-prone districts and cities in West Sumatra Province are Pesisir Selatan district, Padang City, Pariaman city, Padang Pariaman district, Agam, Agama and West Pasaman district and Mentawai islands district.
The disaster mitigation exercise was conducted in West Sumatra, because the region had a high risk to be attacked by tsunami, he said.
The joint exercise involving 80 participants, was facilitated by USPACOM (U.S. Pacific Command)/USARPAC (the United States Army Pacific).
"The focus of the activity to be covered by the Japanese NHK TV station is on the creation of a command system in facing disasters, while an exchange of knowledge is conducted based on experiences of respective country," a spokesman for the West Administration office,Ade Edwar said over the week-end.
He further explained that the 80 participants included 15 troops from the US, 20 from the Indonesian army, 5 from the Navy, 5 from the Air Force and 5 from the police, and 10 personnel of the disaster task force from seven tsunami-rampant districts/cities.
The seven tsunami-prone districts and cities in West Sumatra Province are Pesisir Selatan district, Padang City, Pariaman city, Padang Pariaman district, Agam, Agama and West Pasaman district and Mentawai islands district.
The disaster mitigation exercise was conducted in West Sumatra, because the region had a high risk to be attacked by tsunami, he said.
