Riau airforce base reshuffle

PEKANBARU, Riau: Col. Eris Haryanto was sworn in as commander of the Simpang Tiga airforce base here on Wednesday, replacing Col. Eddy Haryoko.

Antara reported that Eris was formerly deputy commander of the Adi Sucipto airforce base in Surabaya, East Java. Eddy is moving to a post at the central headquarters of the airforce in Jakarta.

The chief of the Airforce's Operations Command I, Air Marshall Suprihadi in his address at the handover ceremony noted the strategic importance of the airforce base in Riau, which he described as a gateway to Indonesia.