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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall speaks with Air Chief Marshal Fadjar Prasetyo, chief of staff of the Indonesian Air Force, during a meeting at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., May 20, 2022. Kendall and Prasetyo discussed partnership between their services. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall speaks with Air Chief Marshal Fadjar Prasetyo, chief of staff of the Indonesian Air Force, during a meeting at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., May 20, 2022. Kendall and Prasetyo discussed partnership between their services. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)
                
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Readout of US Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr.’s counterpart visit with Indonesian Air Chief Marshal Fadjar PrasetyoPublished May 20, 2022
                    
                    
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            **ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) --**Air Force Chief of Staff**Gen. CQ Brown, Jr.**hosted Indonesian Air Chief Marshal FadjarPrasetyo for an official counterpart visit May 19 to affirm the strong and enduring U.S.-Indonesia strategic partnership.As part of the visit, Fadjar received a full honors arrival and was awarded a**Legion of Merit**at**Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling**, attended both an office call with Brown and staff talks at the Pentagon, and participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the **Tomb of the Unknown Soldier**at Arlington National Cemetery.Undersecretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones speaks with Air Chief Marshal Fadjar Prasetyo, chief of staff of the Indonesian Air Force, before a meeting between Prasetyo and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., May 19, 2022. Brown and Prasetyo discussed partnership between their services. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones speaks with Air Chief Marshal Fadjar Prasetyo, chief of staff of the Indonesian Air Force, before a meeting between Prasetyo and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., May 19, 2022. Brown and Prasetyo discussed partnership between their services. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)
            
            
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During their office call, Brown commended the Indonesian Air Force for the critical role it played supporting Indonesian civil authorities in response to the coronavirus. The two leaders also discussed Indonesia’s defense modernization initiatives, including Indonesia’s proposed F-15IDN aircraft**procurement and upgrades**to existing platforms, and how an air component can enable greater maritime domain awareness.
Brown thanked Fadjar for his efforts in support of the**Cope West 2021**bilateral exercise in Indonesia and underscored the importance of exercises to readiness and interoperability. Brown also expressed appreciation for Indonesia’s robust participation in professional military education courses at **Air University**, emphasizing the invaluable perspectives that Indonesian students provide to the classrooms.
Brown praised Indonesia’s regional leadership and conveyed how a strong U.S.-Indonesia defense relationship promotes regional and global security. This relationship is based on common interests and values, as well as a mutual desire to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Prior to his engagements in theNational Capital Region, Fadjar visited the **U.S. Air Force Academy**May 17 to meet with the university’s first Indonesian cadet. A second Indonesian cadet is set to attend the class of 2026. Fadjar also met with Secretary of the Air Force**Frank Kendall**at the Pentagon, May 20.FS 



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