By: Syaiful*
The City of Kendari suddenly surprised when the plane splitting roar of the brightly sky. Admiration immediately ejected when he knew that passing is seven fighter jets belonging to the Air Force, that could perform a variety of maneuvers and surround Kendari and the surrounding airspace. Fighter aircraft later revealed manifold T 50i Gondel Eagle Squadron 15, then landed smoothly in Lanud Haluoleo.
Seven fighter jets flew directly from Iswahjudi Air Force Base, Madiun, East Java, which is manned 12 best pilots. They were assigned to Air Patrol Alki III, in order to monitor the safety of Sea Southeast Sulawesi and Central Sulawesi. The regular operation will start from Kendari, after refueling and will begin patrolling, today until tomorrow. The focus of the monitoring is the region of Southeast Sulawesi sea.
15 Air Squadron Commander Lieutenant Colonel Pilot Sarjono Mardan, which is getting rave reviews from Southeast Sulawesi governor along Muspida claim to be surprice, because according to him, the squadron leaders have several times to patrol the air in several provinces in Indonesia, but only Sultra did the extraordinary response. “During these two days, we will conduct maritime security operations in the region of Southeast Sulawesi. We are also members of the public the opportunity to see first hand the combat aircraft as well as learn, “said Mardan.
*) the author is a Sulawesi regional contributor
