Jordan (BERITAPOLITIK.ONLINE) — In a collaborative effort between the people and government of Indonesia to support the people of Palestine in Gaza, a new transport aircraft, the TNI Air Force C-130 J Super Hercules, has landed at Amman International Airport, Jordan.
The Chief of Information Center (Kapuspen) of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, Major General Nugraha Gumilar, confirmed on Monday, April 1, 2024 from Jakarta that the C-130 J Super Hercules aircraft carrying aid from Indonesia landed in Amman on Sunday, March 31, 2024.
On the airport apron, 900 sets of personal air umbrellas (PUO) and 50 sets of cargo air umbrellas (PUB) were unloaded from the aircraft and handed over to authorities responsible for delivering humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
During the handover ceremony at the airport, the aid, including the air umbrellas, was handed over by the Mission Commander, Colonel Pnb. Noto Casnoto, to the relevant authorities in Jordan.
The event was attended by the Indonesian Ambassador to Jordan, Ade Padmo Sarwono, and the Defense Attaché of Indonesia to Egypt in Cairo, Colonel Kav. Aria S.
Two Indonesian volunteers in Jordan, Milki and Eko Sulistio, also participated in assisting with the delivery of the aid.
The aerial delivery of aid, popularly known as an airdrop, has become one of the methods used to channel humanitarian assistance to Gaza, considering the extensive destruction of roads and other land access routes due to Israeli military attacks.
The personal air umbrellas and cargo air umbrellas, carrying aid such as food, bottled water, and medicines from the people of Indonesia, will be airdropped into Gaza from aircraft operated by the Jordanian Air Force.
The new TNI AU C-130 J Super Hercules aircraft, with tail number A-1340, embarked on its maiden mission departing from Indonesia to deliver aid to Gaza in Jordan.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, General Agus Subiyanto, personally attended the departure ceremony at Halim Perdanakusuma Airbase, Jakarta, on Friday (March 29).
The aircraft flew from Jakarta to Amman, taking three days, with stopovers in Aceh, Yangon (Myanmar), New Delhi (India), and Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates).
After completing its mission in Amman, the TNI AU aircraft returned to Halim Perdanakusuma Airbase, Jakarta, with stopovers in Abu Dhabi, New Delhi, Yangon, and Aceh. The total round-trip journey from Jakarta to Amman took approximately 10 days.
In this humanitarian mission, 27 personnel from the TNI AU, TNI Intelligence Agency (BAIS TNI), TNI Information Center (Puspen TNI), the Indonesian Ministry of Defense, and the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs participated in delivering aid. The mission was led by Colonel Pnb Noto Casnoto, who serves as the Commander of Wing I at Halim Perdanakusuma Airbase.
Of the 26 other personnel, 15 were C-130 J Super Hercules crew members, two were elite TNI AU Rapid Response Command (Kopasgat) soldiers, four were support team members from the air supply and maintenance units, two were documentation personnel, one was from the Indonesian Ministry of Defense, one was a diplomat from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and one was from the Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS) of the TNI.
