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Satgas Gegania (Counter-Terrorist
Task Force) of the Indonesian National Police
Satgas Atbara (Counter-Terrorist
Task Force) of the Indonesian Air Force)
Satgas Atbara is an elite unit whose members are
selected from the Indonesian Air Force Rapid Reaction
Strike Force (Paskuan Pemukul Reaksi Cepat or PPRC).
This team specializes in hostage rescue situations
involving hijacked aircraft and may also have taskings
involving anti-terrorist security at Indonesian Air
Force bases. Satgas Atbara is based at Sukarno-Hatta
International Airport
Kesatuan Gurita of the Indonesian
Navy
This unit is a combat swimmer unit dedicated to counterterrorist
operations at naval installations and others offshore
such as hijacked shipping or oil platforms. Recruits
are drawn, from the Marine Corps UDT and Amphibious
Reconnaissance units. and reportedly undergo limited
hostage rescue training. It was established circa
1982 and has a strength of over 250 men. They are
organized into combat teams of 24 men each, subdivided
into three teams with a leader element. Satgas Gurita
is based at the port of Jakarta, Indonesia.
Komando Pasukan Katak
(KOPASKA)
Kopaska was formed on March 31 1962
by President Sukarno to help his campaign in Irian
Jaya. In that campaign they were ordered to be human
torpedoes similar to Japanese 'kamikaze' troops. In
doing so they rode the torpedo, guided it until hit
the enemy's ship. KOPASKA is heavily influenced by
the early U.S. Navy Underrwater Demoliton Teams (UDT)
and modern Navy SEAL Teams. This foundation was built
when early KOPASKA members were sent to the United
States for training with the UDTs. That tradition
continues today as each year a few men from the unit
travel to Coronado, California and Norfolk, Virginia
to participate in SEAL training.
Today, unit strength is approximately
300 men, divided into two groups. One is attached
to western fleet, based on Jakarta and the other one
is attached to eastern fleet, based on Surabaya, East
Java. Their main duty is underwater demolition which
consists of raiding enemy's ships and bases, destroying
main underwater installations, beach reconnaissance,
prisoner snatches, and preparing beaches for larger
naval amphibious operations. In peace time the unit
deployes seven man teams to serve as security personnel
for VIPs. Primary among these duties are the escort
and personal security of the Indonesian president
and vice president. They are also responsible for
limited search-and-rescue duties and have deployed
as part of United Nations peace forces.
Recruitment for the unit is held once a year and
draws exclusively on navy personnel (not from the
marines). The maximum age of recruits are no more
than 30 years. The length of recruitment is seven
months. Usually from 700-1500 men who signed up only
15-20 men will pass the initial selection. After the
selection the men who pass will undergo four-phase
continual training. The first phase of this is one
week of physical training (Hell Week), the second
phase is basic underwater training, the third phase
is commando training, and the fourth phase is parachute
training. In the end from 15-20 men, usually only
five or six make it and become Kopaska.
National Police
Resimen Pelopor Brigade Mobil (BRIMOP)
- CT/AT Unit : Detasmen Gegana Polri
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