The events will take place during a ceremony marking TNI's major structural overhaul in West Bandung, West Java, on Sunday (August 10), according to Head of the TNI Information Office Major General Kristomei Sianturi.
Speaking after a rehearsal for the ceremony on Friday, Sianturi told the media that 27,394 soldiers from the TNI-AD, the Navy (TNI-AL), and the Air Force (TNI-AU) would participate.
“Moreover, we will showcase our defense equipment, including 152 tactical vehicles and 124 battle units,” he said at the venue.
However, he did not disclose who would be sworn in as the TNI deputy commander, a post that has been vacant since its abolition in 2000.
Earlier, in a statement, Sianturi noted that TNI Commander General Agus Subiyanto had appointed him and five other major generals to lead the new Kodams.
The new military commands and their leaders are:
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Kodam XIX/Tuanku Tambusai of Riau and Riau Islands – Maj. Gen. Agus Hadi Waluyo
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Kodam XX/Tuanku Imam Bonjol of West Sumatra and Jambi – Maj. Gen. Arief Gajah Mada
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Kodam XXI/Radin Inten of Lampung and Bengkulu – Maj. Gen. Kristomei Sianturi
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Kodam XXII/Tambun Bungai of Central Kalimantan and South Kalimantan – Maj. Gen. Zainul Arifin
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Kodam XXIII/Palaka Wira of Central Sulawesi and West Sulawesi – Maj. Gen. Jonathan Binsar Parluhutan Sianipar
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Kodam XXIV/Mandala Trikora of South Papua – Maj. Gen. Lucky Avianto
Beyond the TNI-AD, the TNI-AL is also planning structural changes, including upgrading 14 naval bases to naval regional commands.
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