Head of the Information Center of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) Major General Nugraha Gumilar stated when contacted in Jakarta on Monday that the Indonesian aircraft landed in Amman on Sunday (March 31).
The transported equipment, comprising 900 personnel parachutes and 50 cargo parachutes, has been unloaded from the Super Hercules and handed over to the authority that will execute aerial delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza.
During a ceremony at the airport, Colonel Noto Casnoto, as commander of the Super Hercules transport team, handed over the parachutes to the Jordanian authority.
Indonesian Ambassador to Jordan Ade Padmo Sarwono and Indonesian Defense Attaché at the Indonesian Embassy in Cairo Colonel Aria S. attended the ceremony.
According to the plan, the Jordanian Air Forces will utilize the parachutes to distribute food, mineral water, and medicines donated by Indonesian people using the airdrop method, considering that road access to Gaza has been severely restricted due to Israeli aggression.
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Earlier, on March 29, the new Super Hercules aircraft, bearing tail number A-1340, took off from Jakarta to Amman on its inaugural mission to facilitate the distribution of Indonesian humanitarian assistance to the besieged Gaza Strip, Palestine.
The transport aircraft, manned by 27 personnel, was sent off by TNI Commander General Agus Subiyanto at the Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base.
During the mission, Colonel Casnoto is leading a team comprising 15 Super Hercules crew, two elite air force officers, four supply and maintenance soldiers, two documentation soldiers, one officer from the Defense Ministry, one diplomat, and one intelligence soldier.
The aircraft reached Amman via Aceh, Yangon, New Delhi, and Abu Dhabi and is expected to arrive in Jakarta in a week through the same route.
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