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Lt. Bradley Bailey, a naval flight officer from Patrol Squadron (VP) 5, exchanges a gift with Maj. Hendro Sukamdani and Col. Dedy Ilham S. Salam of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, during Exercise Super Garuda Shield. Super Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military, Indonesia National Armed Forces, has now expanded to a multinational exercise encompassing 14 Nations. This exercise reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and other regional partners reinforcing joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together.