TNI FTW! Indonesian forces sweep gold medals at shooting competition in Australia
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Landslide Victory in Shooting Competition: Proof of Indonesia’s Defense Manpower and Ammunition Capability?
TNI AD Chief of Staff General Gatot Nurmantyo and Kostrad Commander Lieutenant General Mulyono posed with the Indonesian AASAM contingent in Jakarta
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A few days after the National Awakening Day celebration in late May, Indonesia’s Army Force (TNI AD) delivered a gift from the land down under. TNI AD won a total of 30 gold, 16 silver, and 10 bronze medals in the 2015 Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting (AASAM), an annual international shooting competition which offers a total of 50 gold medals.
With 60% of the total gold medals in the bag, Indonesia won the tournament with flying colors, far beyond host Australia who snatched the runner-up title with 4 golds, 9 silvers, and 6 bronzes. Representatives of the United States obtained third place, with 4 golds, 1 silver, and 2 bronzes.
This is the eighth year in a row that Indonesia is crowned overall champion of AASAM. This year, 17 teams from 14 countries gathered in Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria for the event. These 14 countries include Australia, Indonesia, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, Singapore, New Zealand, Timor Leste, Papua New Guinea, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, and a few others.
TNI AD’s victory is hailed by Nadjib Riphat Kesoema, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Australia. “This great achievement shows how formidable TNI soldiers and Indonesian-made weaponry are in the field,” Kesoema said in a press release from the Indonesian Embassy in Canberra.
Taufan Gestoro, the Military Attache, added “Under heavy pressure in the international competition, the shooters from TNI fought with an extraordinary passion and completes every round with high skills and professionalism.”
TNI AD sent 14 of its best sharpshooters, from the Kopassus and Kostrad division. They were accompanied by five coaches and two technicians from Pindad, the state-owned enterprise which manufactured their rifles. The Indonesian contingent used at least four types of weaponry made by Pindad, including the famous assault rifle SS2 V-4 Heavy Barrel. The other three are handgun G-2, machine gun SM-2, and machine gun SM-3. Other than the guns, all the ammunitions used are also Pindad’s creation.
Made in Pindad (Indonesia)
Unsurprisingly, Pindad’s Director Silmy Karim is immensely proud of TNI AD’s achievement. “This is proof that Pindad-made guns have good quality,” he said to Tempo. Karim believes that the victory will have three positive impacts to Pindad. First, Pindad would be even more well-known as manufacturer of the best arms. Second, members of the national armed forces and the police – biggest customers of Pindad’s firearms, ammunitions, and war vehicles – would be more confident using Pindad’s guns. Lastly, the people of Indonesia would surely be proud of Pindad. So far, five countries from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East have already stated their willingness to buy Pindad’s SS2 rifle.
Weapons-Maker Pindad Says Interest in Indonesian Rifles on the Rise
Meanwhile, with the gaping medal difference between Indonesia and all other competitors, some other contingents accused Indonesia of illegal modifications to the guns used by Indonesian shooters. AASAM committee tried to disassemble the guns, but they are denied permission by TNI AD Chief of Staff, General Gatot Nurmantyo. If the committee wanted to check Indonesia’s guns, then Gatot believed that they should have tested everyone’s guns as well. According to Sergeant Misran, who won seven golds and a bronze, the SS2 V-4 has a similar specification to the U.S.-made M16.
TNI AD’s victory has demonstrated once again that Indonesian state-owned enterprises are capable of manufacturing highly sophisticated technology which, in the right hands, is no less powerful than that made by more developed countries. As Indonesians become more and more enchanted with everything that looks and sounds foreign, hopefully the shooter’s spectacular accomplishment can inspire us to be proud of our own people and products.
Landslide Victory in Shooting Competition: Proof of Indonesia’s Defense Manpower and Ammunition Capability? | GIVnews.com - Indonesian Perspective to Global Audience
TNI AD Chief of Staff General Gatot Nurmantyo and Kostrad Commander Lieutenant General Mulyono posed with the Indonesian AASAM contingent in Jakarta
Perspective
A few days after the National Awakening Day celebration in late May, Indonesia’s Army Force (TNI AD) delivered a gift from the land down under. TNI AD won a total of 30 gold, 16 silver, and 10 bronze medals in the 2015 Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting (AASAM), an annual international shooting competition which offers a total of 50 gold medals.
With 60% of the total gold medals in the bag, Indonesia won the tournament with flying colors, far beyond host Australia who snatched the runner-up title with 4 golds, 9 silvers, and 6 bronzes. Representatives of the United States obtained third place, with 4 golds, 1 silver, and 2 bronzes.
This is the eighth year in a row that Indonesia is crowned overall champion of AASAM. This year, 17 teams from 14 countries gathered in Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria for the event. These 14 countries include Australia, Indonesia, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, Singapore, New Zealand, Timor Leste, Papua New Guinea, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, and a few others.
TNI AD’s victory is hailed by Nadjib Riphat Kesoema, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Australia. “This great achievement shows how formidable TNI soldiers and Indonesian-made weaponry are in the field,” Kesoema said in a press release from the Indonesian Embassy in Canberra.
Taufan Gestoro, the Military Attache, added “Under heavy pressure in the international competition, the shooters from TNI fought with an extraordinary passion and completes every round with high skills and professionalism.”
TNI AD sent 14 of its best sharpshooters, from the Kopassus and Kostrad division. They were accompanied by five coaches and two technicians from Pindad, the state-owned enterprise which manufactured their rifles. The Indonesian contingent used at least four types of weaponry made by Pindad, including the famous assault rifle SS2 V-4 Heavy Barrel. The other three are handgun G-2, machine gun SM-2, and machine gun SM-3. Other than the guns, all the ammunitions used are also Pindad’s creation.
Made in Pindad (Indonesia)
Unsurprisingly, Pindad’s Director Silmy Karim is immensely proud of TNI AD’s achievement. “This is proof that Pindad-made guns have good quality,” he said to Tempo. Karim believes that the victory will have three positive impacts to Pindad. First, Pindad would be even more well-known as manufacturer of the best arms. Second, members of the national armed forces and the police – biggest customers of Pindad’s firearms, ammunitions, and war vehicles – would be more confident using Pindad’s guns. Lastly, the people of Indonesia would surely be proud of Pindad. So far, five countries from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East have already stated their willingness to buy Pindad’s SS2 rifle.
Meanwhile, with the gaping medal difference between Indonesia and all other competitors, some other contingents accused Indonesia of illegal modifications to the guns used by Indonesian shooters. AASAM committee tried to disassemble the guns, but they are denied permission by TNI AD Chief of Staff, General Gatot Nurmantyo. If the committee wanted to check Indonesia’s guns, then Gatot believed that they should have tested everyone’s guns as well. According to Sergeant Misran, who won seven golds and a bronze, the SS2 V-4 has a similar specification to the U.S.-made M16.
TNI AD’s victory has demonstrated once again that Indonesian state-owned enterprises are capable of manufacturing highly sophisticated technology which, in the right hands, is no less powerful than that made by more developed countries. As Indonesians become more and more enchanted with everything that looks and sounds foreign, hopefully the shooter’s spectacular accomplishment can inspire us to be proud of our own people and products.
Landslide Victory in Shooting Competition: Proof of Indonesia’s Defense Manpower and Ammunition Capability? | GIVnews.com - Indonesian Perspective to Global Audience
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F-FDTL (Timor Leste) Participates in the AASAM 2015 Competition.
A contingent of 11 personnel of Falintil-Forsa Defesa de Timor-Leste (F-FDTL) participated in the Australian Army Skill-At-Arms Meeting at the Puckapunyal Military Base in Victoria from 5 May to 26 May 2015.
The F-FDTL contingent did nine weeks of preparatory training at Metinaro Military Base before the competition. The soldiers competed in range practices firing from 100 metres to 450 metres from different firing positions at various moving and stationary targets. The 2015 Australian Army Skill-At-Arms Meeting was an intense competition that gave individuals the opportunity to represent Timor-Leste on the international stage. As a whole, the team competed well and attained some good individual results, but bring no medals home.
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Gestur : Indonesia, King of Sharpshooter
A contingent of 11 personnel of Falintil-Forsa Defesa de Timor-Leste (F-FDTL) participated in the Australian Army Skill-At-Arms Meeting at the Puckapunyal Military Base in Victoria from 5 May to 26 May 2015.
The F-FDTL contingent did nine weeks of preparatory training at Metinaro Military Base before the competition. The soldiers competed in range practices firing from 100 metres to 450 metres from different firing positions at various moving and stationary targets. The 2015 Australian Army Skill-At-Arms Meeting was an intense competition that gave individuals the opportunity to represent Timor-Leste on the international stage. As a whole, the team competed well and attained some good individual results, but bring no medals home.
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Gestur : Indonesia, King of Sharpshooter
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For tracking Indonesian army sharpshooter's achievment purpose, i will add link to the previous discussion on 24th AARM competition last year in Vietnam.
AARM-24 in Hanoi: ASEAN Armies Rifle meet - Pictures
AARM-24 in Hanoi: ASEAN Armies Rifle meet - Pictures
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Event Hones Skills of Canadian Military, Allies and Police Partners
To the chanter of a bagpipe, Corporal Jean-Christophe Boivin-Couillard and Corporal Jonathan Palmer, award recipients at this year’s Canadian Armed Forces Small Arms Concentration (CAFSAC), were paraded from the concluding ceremony on the range to camp headquarters, where each was presented with a bottle of champagne.
Cpl Boivin-Couillard, a member of the 2nd Canadian Division team, 2nd Battalion Royal 22nd Regiment based in Quebec was awarded the Queen’s Medal for Regular Force top marksmanship. Cpl Palmer, a member of the 5th Canadian Division team, 1st Battalion Nova Scotia Highlanders, representing Atlantic Canada, was awarded the Queen’s Medal for Primary Reserve top marksmanship.
“This event brought together some of the best shooters in the Canadian Armed Forces. They learned from each other, our allied participants and members of the various participating police forces. The experiences gained at CAFSAC, from improving marksmanship to helping save lives, benefits everyone,” stated Lieutenant-Colonel Don Haisell, Director Canadian Armed Forces Small Arms Concentration.
More than 550 shooters and support staff participated at CAFSAC, including several Canadian police forces and international teams from the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.
Winners at CAFSAC are eligible to compete at the Australia Army Skill at Arms Meeting (AASAM) being held in Puckapunyal, Australia in 2015.
- Army News (National) | Canadian Army | Article | Queen’s Medallists piped and paraded at Connaught Range
- http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2014/mdn-dnd/D12-7-17-9-eng.pdf
To the chanter of a bagpipe, Corporal Jean-Christophe Boivin-Couillard and Corporal Jonathan Palmer, award recipients at this year’s Canadian Armed Forces Small Arms Concentration (CAFSAC), were paraded from the concluding ceremony on the range to camp headquarters, where each was presented with a bottle of champagne.
Cpl Boivin-Couillard, a member of the 2nd Canadian Division team, 2nd Battalion Royal 22nd Regiment based in Quebec was awarded the Queen’s Medal for Regular Force top marksmanship. Cpl Palmer, a member of the 5th Canadian Division team, 1st Battalion Nova Scotia Highlanders, representing Atlantic Canada, was awarded the Queen’s Medal for Primary Reserve top marksmanship.
“This event brought together some of the best shooters in the Canadian Armed Forces. They learned from each other, our allied participants and members of the various participating police forces. The experiences gained at CAFSAC, from improving marksmanship to helping save lives, benefits everyone,” stated Lieutenant-Colonel Don Haisell, Director Canadian Armed Forces Small Arms Concentration.
More than 550 shooters and support staff participated at CAFSAC, including several Canadian police forces and international teams from the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.
Winners at CAFSAC are eligible to compete at the Australia Army Skill at Arms Meeting (AASAM) being held in Puckapunyal, Australia in 2015.
- Army News (National) | Canadian Army | Article | Queen’s Medallists piped and paraded at Connaught Range
- http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2014/mdn-dnd/D12-7-17-9-eng.pdf
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Marine Corps shooting team takes on the world, outshoots all but two teams (1st Indonesia & 2nd Australia)
The Marine Corps shooting team has been busy lately, and there’s no break until July. Last week they participated in the civilian-run MGM Ironman shooting match in Parma, Idaho, and two weeks prior to that, they participated in the three-week Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting at the Puckapunyal Military Area in Victoria, Australia, said Capt. Jared Dalton, officer-in-charge of the combat shooting team.
Staff Sergeant Jamie Vega, a native of Joliet, Illinois, and a member of the Marine Corps Shooting Team, shoots his M16A4 service rifle during a group snap match May 14 at the Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria, Australia, during the Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting 2015. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Marcin Platek/Released)
In the last two weeks of June the team is helping run the Western Combat Match at Marine Corps Base 29 Palms, California, and the 54th Interservice Rifle Championship and the large-bore rifle event for the World Police and Fire Games aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico.
Dalton said the team made a good showing at the AASAM: “We came in third overall in the team competition.” According to the unofficial results table, the team won four gold, one silver, and two bronze medals. Dalton said the team members participated in 9-10 matches and had several top-five finishes. Two of the gold medals were earned by members of the team in individual competition.
There were 16 international teams, and the Indonesian team won the overall competition in an apparent landslide: 28 gold medals, 16 silver, and 10 bronze. “They’ve won for many years,” Dalton said. The Australian team came in second, with four golds, seven silvers, and five bronzes.
Gunnery Sgt. Aaron Farmer, a member of the shooting team, said he participated in the AASAM for the second time this year and he, “enjoyed getting to shoot and had a better idea of what to expect this time.” Farmer said there were opportunities to try out the weapons systems from other countries and that they learned a few things from the other teams, such as different shooting positions. According to Farmer, one of the teams demonstrated shooting sniper rifles and machine guns from standing and kneeling positions, which is not something Marines typically do.
At the Ironman match, the members of the team got to engage in a wide variety of shooting styles and events. Farmer described one stage of the match where participants “got to shoot from the top of a large slide, slide down and shoot again from the bottom.”
Out of 128 competitors at the match, Staff Sgt. Byron England placed the highest from the team, coming in 23rd. Military, civilian and police officer teams all participated in the match, and Dalton praised the team’s performance, saying, “The Marines did a tremendous job of building relationships with the civilian competitors and professionally representing the Corps.”
Marine Corps shooting team takes on the world, outshoots all but two teams - Quantico Sentry Online: News
The Marine Corps shooting team has been busy lately, and there’s no break until July. Last week they participated in the civilian-run MGM Ironman shooting match in Parma, Idaho, and two weeks prior to that, they participated in the three-week Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting at the Puckapunyal Military Area in Victoria, Australia, said Capt. Jared Dalton, officer-in-charge of the combat shooting team.
Staff Sergeant Jamie Vega, a native of Joliet, Illinois, and a member of the Marine Corps Shooting Team, shoots his M16A4 service rifle during a group snap match May 14 at the Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria, Australia, during the Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting 2015. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Marcin Platek/Released)
In the last two weeks of June the team is helping run the Western Combat Match at Marine Corps Base 29 Palms, California, and the 54th Interservice Rifle Championship and the large-bore rifle event for the World Police and Fire Games aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico.
Dalton said the team made a good showing at the AASAM: “We came in third overall in the team competition.” According to the unofficial results table, the team won four gold, one silver, and two bronze medals. Dalton said the team members participated in 9-10 matches and had several top-five finishes. Two of the gold medals were earned by members of the team in individual competition.
There were 16 international teams, and the Indonesian team won the overall competition in an apparent landslide: 28 gold medals, 16 silver, and 10 bronze. “They’ve won for many years,” Dalton said. The Australian team came in second, with four golds, seven silvers, and five bronzes.
Gunnery Sgt. Aaron Farmer, a member of the shooting team, said he participated in the AASAM for the second time this year and he, “enjoyed getting to shoot and had a better idea of what to expect this time.” Farmer said there were opportunities to try out the weapons systems from other countries and that they learned a few things from the other teams, such as different shooting positions. According to Farmer, one of the teams demonstrated shooting sniper rifles and machine guns from standing and kneeling positions, which is not something Marines typically do.
At the Ironman match, the members of the team got to engage in a wide variety of shooting styles and events. Farmer described one stage of the match where participants “got to shoot from the top of a large slide, slide down and shoot again from the bottom.”
Out of 128 competitors at the match, Staff Sgt. Byron England placed the highest from the team, coming in 23rd. Military, civilian and police officer teams all participated in the match, and Dalton praised the team’s performance, saying, “The Marines did a tremendous job of building relationships with the civilian competitors and professionally representing the Corps.”
Marine Corps shooting team takes on the world, outshoots all but two teams - Quantico Sentry Online: News
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Only idiots say we compete against amateurs. TNI FTW
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That understanding is part of my intention to keep this topic alive. Constant publication will repel any doubt about TNI's professionalism and skills.
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Kontingen kita seragam dan perlengkapannya nya minimalist banget ya.. nggak tacticool kaya peserta dari negara2 yang lain... Padahal apa susahnya dikasih perlengkapan dengan standar pasukan elite TNI buat menjaga wibawa Indonesia... minimal kayak punyanya linud kostrad lengkap dengan SAKTI nya. Atau kayak punyanya kopassus.
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