Antara News, Sunday, February 7, 2010 17:47 WIB
Pesawaran, Lampung (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed hope that the presence of National Defense Forces (TNI) personnel in many parts of the country can help local people enjoy living in prosperity.
The president made the statement when visiting the Marine Corps forces social activities at the Clara beach, Pesawaran district, Lampung province, Sunday.
"A Marine unit has been established in this region. I hope the Marine unit can work well to improve the community welfare," Yudhoyono said.
During the social service, the Marine corps also provided local people with free health checks by opening a moving hospital equipped with a patients operating room.
"I hope this social service can create good friendship (between the TNI) and the citizens. So please use it well to help the patients," the president said.
President Yudhoyono who on the occasion wore Army green dress also witnessed the Rubber Duck operation demonstration held by the Marines forces on the beach.
A moment earlier, the president witnessed the first demonstration of combat shooting by using three tankfib PT-76s, the shootings by two BVP-2s, by two Howitser 105s and by two RM 70 Grad rockets.
Caligi was used as a Combat Training Center for Marine Corps frogmen command forces.
President Yudhoyono landed at Caligi beach in Padang Cermin subdistrict, Pesawaran district, Lampung province, on an amphibious combat vehicle of the LVT-7 series to observe the Marine Corps exercise.
The president used the amphibious combat vehicle which was carried by the warship (KRI) Surabaya-591 that anchored around two km from the beach.
President Yudhoyono and his entourage on board KRI Surabaya-591 left Merak seaport in Banten province on Saturday night for Lampung.
The amphibious combat vehicle with code number 1 which brought the president was on the fourth order of the Marines vehicle landing process in attacking a simulated enemy force at Caligi Beach.
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