[Foto] [MNEK 2014] 'Komodo' joint exercise enters phase of actual-troop drill

The amphibious dock landing ship Changbaishan under the South China Sea Fleet of the Navy of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLAN) is on its way to the assembly area of the joint maritime exercise. At 07:00 on March 31, 2014, 24 warships from 17 countries participating in the “Komodo” multilateral humanitarian rescue and disaster reduction exercise hosted by the Indonesian Navy weighed anchors from their respective anchorages and sailed in specially-mixed formations to the designated assembly area to kick off the maritime drill of the “Komodo” exercise involving actual troops.(PLA Daily/Song Xin)

The light guided missile frigate “Hasanuddin” of the Indonesian Navy is on its way to the assembly area. At 07:00 on March 31, 2014, 24 warships from 17 countries participating in the “Komodo” multilateral humanitarian rescue and disaster reduction exercise hosted by the Indonesian Navy weighed anchors from their respective anchorages and sailed in specially-mixed formations to the designated assembly area to kick off the maritime drill of the “Komodo” exercise involving actual troops.(PLA Daily/Song Xin)

A ship-borne helicopter of the light guided missile frigate Hasanuddin of the Indonesian Navy flies back to Hasanuddin after accomplishing the take-off-and-landing training on the Chinese naval ship Changbaishan. At 07:00 on March 31, 2014, 24 warships from 17 countries participating in the “Komodo” multilateral humanitarian rescue and disaster reduction exercise hosted by the Indonesian Navy weighed anchors from their respective anchorages and sailed in specially-mixed formations to the designated assembly area to kick off the maritime drill of the “Komodo” exercise involving actual troops.(PLA Daily/Song Xin)

The light guided missile frigate “Hasanuddin” of the Indonesian Navy is ready for the Chinese ship-borne helicopter to land. At 07:00 on March 31, 2014, 24 warships from 17 countries participating in the “Komodo” multilateral humanitarian rescue and disaster reduction exercise hosted by the Indonesian Navy weighed anchors from their respective anchorages and sailed in specially-mixed formations to the designated assembly area to kick off the maritime drill of the “Komodo” exercise involving actual troops.(PLA Daily/Song Xin)

Seen in the picture is the Chinese naval amphibious dock landing ship Changbaishan in the “Komodo” exercise. At 07:00 on March 31, 2014, 24 warships from 17 countries participating in the “Komodo” multilateral humanitarian rescue and disaster reduction exercise hosted by the Indonesian Navy weighed anchors from their respective anchorages and sailed in specially-mixed formations to the designated assembly area to kick off the maritime drill of the “Komodo” exercise involving actual troops.(PLA Daily/Song Xin)

A WZ-9 ship-borne helicopter lands on the Chinese naval amphibious dock landing ship Changbaishan after accomplishing the take-off-and-landing training on the Indonesian Navy’s light guided missile frigate Hasanuddin. At 07:00 on March 31, 2014, 24 warships from 17 countries participating in the “Komodo” multilateral humanitarian rescue and disaster reduction exercise hosted by the Indonesian Navy weighed anchors from their respective anchorages and sailed in specially-mixed formations to the designated assembly area to kick off the maritime drill of the “Komodo” exercise involving actual troops.(PLA Daily/Song Xin)

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