| AUSTRALIA– Asisten Pengamanan kepada Kepala Staf Angkatan Darat Indonesia (Aspam Kasad), Mayjen TNI Muhammad Nur Rahmad melaksanakan kunjungan kerja ke Australia pada 26-29 Maret yang lalu. Berdasarkan undangan resmi yang disetujui saat Army to Army Staff Talks, kunker pertama Aspam Kasad ke Australia bertujuan untuk mendapatkan brifing dari pihak intelijen Angkatan Bersenjata Australia serta mendiskusikan peluang untuk meningkatkan pertukaran keterampilan intelijen TNI-AD dan AD Australia.
Segera tiba di Canberra, Aspam Kasad menerima sambutan hangat dari Wakasad Australia, Mayjen Rick Burr yang selama beberapa tahun ini, telah memimpin rapat tahunan Indonesia-Australia Army Staff Talks. Mayjen Burr sangat bersemangat bertemu Aspam Kasad dan menekankan pentingnya beliau memandang hubungan bilateral Indonesia-Australia. Setelah menerima sejumlah brifing dari Defense Intelligence Organization (DIO) tentang radikalisme dan Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTF), Aspam Kasad menjelaskan upaya yang dilakukan oleh TNI-AD untuk menanggulangi ancaman terorisme di kawasan bersama.
Program dilanjutkan pada malam hari, Mayjen Nur Rahmad beserta delegasinya mencicipi masakan autentik Australia yang disediakan oleh Komandan Australian Intelligence Corps, Brigjen Stephen Beaumont. Usai makan malam yang menyenangkan, acara dilanjutkan dengan pertukaran cinderamata untuk menandai rasa hormat atas kerjasama yang mutual antara kedua angkatan kita. |
| Aspam Kasad dan rombongan meninggalkan Canberra untuk kota Brisbane dalam tujuannya mengunjungi 1st Intelligence Battalion serta Defence Force School of Intelligence (DFSI) di Canungra. Mayjen Nur Rahmad menjelaskan pentingnya beliau memandang kegiatan bilateral pertukaran keterampilan intelijen kita dan menunjukkan ketertarikan pada pelatihan DFSI “conduct after capture training” untuk pasukan khusus dan pilot Australia.
Tentu saja, kunjungan Queensland tidak akan lengkap tanpa mengunjungi salah satu lokasi wisata paling terkenal di Australia yaitu Gold Coast. Disini mereka menyaksikan pasir keemasan yang spektakuler sambil menikmati udara segara. Dalam kunjungan ini juga merupakan kesempatan membahas hubungan bilateral kedua angkatan kita yang semakin positif. | |
| Mayjen Nur Rahmad sangat menghargai kunjungannya ke Australia dalam rangka meningkatkan mutu pertukaran keterampilan intelijen Angkatan Darat Indonesia dan Australia, serta bertemu dengan perwira tinggi Angkatan Darat Australia. Kunjungan ini membuktikan pentingnya kerjasama intelijen kedua negara kita, bukan saja dalam menghadapi ancaman terorisme regional, namun juga sebagai cara untuk mempererat hubungan professional dan pribadi antara para pewira tinggi kedua angkatan.
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| AUSTRALIA – Assistant for Security to Indonesian Chief of Army Staff (Aspam Kasad), MAJGEN TNI Muhammad Nur Rahmad, recently conducted a working visit to Australia over 26-29 March 18. This was Aspam Kasad’s first visit to Australia and an opportunity to receive important briefings from ADF intelligence agencies as well as investigate opportunities to improve our current suite of bilateral intelligence exchange activities.
Soon after arriving in Canberra, Aspam Kasad received a warm welcome from Deputy Chief of Army, MAJGEN Rick Burr who for several years now, has co-chaired Indonesia- Australia Army Staff Talks. MAJGEN Burr was very excited to meet Aspam Kasad and highlighted how critical he viewed the bilateral relationship between Indonesia and Australia. After receiving a number of briefings by the Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO) on radicalism and foreign terrorist fighters (FTF) in the region, Aspam Kasad took the opportunity to highlight the efforts currently being taken by TNI AD to address the threat of terrorism in the region.
Later that evening, MAJGEN Nur Rahmad and his delegation sampled some famous Australian cuisine at a local dinner hosted by Head of Australian Intelligence Corps, BRIG Stephen Beaumont. After a most enjoyable meal together and an exchange of gifts, the first night of this auspicious visit drew to a close.
Early the next day, Aspam Kasad and his delegation left Canberra and headed to a much warmer Brisbane to visit both the 1st Intelligence Battalion and later, the Defence Force School of Intelligence (DFSI) in Canungra. MAJGEN Nur Rahmad took the opportunity to describe how important he viewed our bilateral intelligence exchange activities and indicated how he remained very interested in the “Conduct after Capture” training delivered by DFSI.
Of course, no visit to Queensland would be complete without the opportunity to head to one of Australia’s most famous tourist destinations – the Gold Coast. It was here that Aspam Kasad and his staff were able to witness the golden sands of one of Queensland’s most famous beaches while taking in the fresh air and enjoying the spectacular views. It was also our last opportunity to have another enjoyable meal together and discuss the positive nature of our ever improving bilateral relationship.
MAJGEN Nur Rahmad very much appreciated the opportunity to visit Australia, meet with senior Australian Army officers while also considering opportunities to improve our already highly positive level of intelligence exchange activities. MAJGEN Nur Rahmad’s visit certainly confirmed the importance of intelligence exchanges between our two armies, not just in facing the common regional threat of terrorism, but also as a vehicle to further strengthen our professional and social relationships between senior officers from Indonesia and Australia. |
