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Widi Prasetijono (born 4 June 1971) is an Indonesian military officer who is currently a lecturer at the Indonesian Defense University. Prior to his appointment, Widi served as the commander of the Diponegoro (Central Java) Regional Military Command from 2022 to 2023 and the commander of the army doctrine, education, and training leadership command from 2023 to 2024.
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).
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 Koopssus (Indonesian: Komando Operasi Khusus, Special Operations Command), is a special forces unit of the Indonesian National Armed Forces with counter-terrorism duties. [1]
The Solo Gang (Indonesian: Geng Solo) refers to Indonesian police and military officers active in the city of Surakarta (Solo being the informal name for Surakarta) during the mayoralty of Joko Widodo (2005–2012), who were promoted into high-ranking positions during Widodo's presidency.
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
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 ...
Alexander Evert Kawilarang (23 February 1920 – 6 June 2000) was an Indonesian freedom fighter, military commander, and founder of Kesko TT, which would become the Indonesian special forces unit Kopassus.