{"id":10995,"date":"2025-07-17T21:32:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T13:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/?p=10995"},"modified":"2025-07-17T21:37:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T13:37:34","slug":"exercise-keris-strike-30-2025-reinforces-strategic-ties-and-international-military-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/17\/exercise-keris-strike-30-2025-reinforces-strategic-ties-and-international-military-cooperation\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise Keris Strike 30\/2025 Reinforces Strategic Ties and International Military Cooperation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>IPOH, 17 July 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Deputy Chief of the Malaysian Army, <strong>Lieutenant General Dato&#8217; Tengku Muhammad Fauzi bin Tengku Ibrahim<\/strong>, officiated the <strong>Opening Ceremony of Exercise Keris Strike Series 30\/2025<\/strong> at the parade ground of the <strong>2nd Battalion, Royal Ranger Regiment<\/strong>, Ipoh today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This multinational exercise marks a continued collaboration between the <strong>Malaysian Army (TDM)<\/strong>, <strong>Australian Army (TDA)<\/strong>, and the <strong>United States Army Pacific Command (USARPAC)<\/strong>. It serves as a strategic platform to strengthen defence cooperation, improve joint operational readiness (interoperability), and enhance diplomatic military relations among the three nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:66.92792%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1000027225-1024x682.jpg?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1000027225-1024x682.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1000027225-1024x682.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1000027225-1024x682.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1000027225-1024x682.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1000027225-1024x682.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1800&#038;ssl=1 1800w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1000027225-1024x682.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=2000&#038;ssl=1 2000w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1363\" data-id=\"10997\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/?attachment_id=10997\" data-url=\"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1000027225-1024x682.jpg\" data-width=\"2048\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1000027225-1024x682.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open image 1 of 5 in full-screen\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; 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