Indonesia, US forces hold joint live-fire drills

Armies from the United States and Indonesia held annual joint combat exercises Friday on Indonesia's Sumatra Island. Over 5,000 soldiers from the U.S., Indonesia, Australia, Japan and Singapore joined this year's exercises, making them the largest since the drills were established in 2009.

The joint drills began early this month in Indonesia on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. They also bring together some countries including the United Kingdom, Canada, France, India, Malaysia, South Korea, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and East Timor, as observer nations. A closing ceremony to be held on Sunday to mark the end of the joint combat exercises encompassing army, navy, air force and marine drills.