Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces
The Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces is the professional head and highest-ranking officer of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. Directly answerable to the president of Indonesia, the position is held by any four-star officer who previously served as Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army (KSAD), Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy (KSAL) or Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Air Force (KSAU).
Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces
Image: Oerip Soemohardjo 5 November 1947 KR
Image: Sudirman
Image: AH Nasution, Jalesveva Jayamahe, p 11
Indonesian National Armed Forces
The Indonesian National Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of Indonesia. It consists of the Army (TNI-AD), Navy (TNI-AL), and Air Force (TNI-AU). The President of Indonesia is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. As of 2023, it comprises approximately 400,000 military personnel including the Indonesian Marine Corps, which is a branch of the Navy.
A road-side painting in Jakarta commemorating the anniversary of the Indonesian National Armed Forces in 1985
Indonesian soldiers in front of Borobudur, March 1947
General Sudirman, first commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces
Indonesian soldiers participate in a mass casualty training scenario as part of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)