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As the Commander, the officeholder has direct command and control over all of the Indonesian National Armed Forces' principal operational commands such as Army Strategic Command, Kopassus, Indonesian Marine Corps, Fleet Commands, Air Ops Commands, etc. Per the president's decree 66/2019, a four-star officer acting as Deputy Commander of the ...
The Kopassus (Indonesian: Komando Pasukan Khusus, Special Forces Command) is an Indonesian Army (TNI-AD) special forces group that conducts special operations missions for the Indonesian government, such as direct action, unconventional warfare, sabotage, counter-insurgency, counter-terrorism, intelligence gathering and special reconnaissance (SR).
Teddy's career in the Army began as the Commander of Platoon 3,2,1 in Kopassus before being appointed as the aide to the chief of staff of the Indonesian National Armed Forces and several other military positions thereafter, including Assistant Aide to President Joko Widodo and Aide to Minister of Defence Prabowo Subianto.
The Koopssus is to be commanded by a two-star general officer, while the minimum position is a one-star general officer. [2] Brigadier General Rochadi has been appointed on 30 July 2019 as the unit's first commander.
In contrast to its name ("Reserve"), Kostrad is the main warfare combat unit of the Indonesian Army. While Kopassus is the elite-special forces of the Indonesian Army, Kostrad as "Komando Utama Operasi" or "Principal Operational Command" still maintains as the first-line combat formation of the Indonesian National Armed Forces along with the ...
Herindra returned to Kopassus as its commanding general on 25 July 2015, replacing Doni Monardo who was transferred to Maluku. [27] He was installed for the position six days later [28] and was promoted to the rank of major general on 25 August. [29] He was the second Adhi Makayasa recipient to serve as Kopassus commanding general. [30]
Agus Isrok Mikroj was born on 6 August 1975 in Serang. [1] Agus's father, Subagyo Hadi Siswoyo [], was a military general who served as the army chief of staff. [2] Agus graduated from the Indonesian Military Academy in 1997 and underwent infantry [3] and English language course before starting his career as an officer in Kopassus, Indonesia's army special forces.
Ken Conboy, Kopassus: Inside Indonesia's Special Forces, Equinox Publishing, Jakarta/Singapore, 2003 - mentions many Indonesian battalions in his history of the special forces from the 1950s to the present. Kostrad order of battle 1999, listing infantry battalions among other units