Indonesian Army
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The Indonesian Army is the land branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. It has an estimated strength of 300,400 active personnel. The history of the Indonesian Army has its roots in 1945 when the Tentara Keamanan Rakyat (TKR) "People's Security Forces" first emerged as a paramilitary and police corps.
Indonesian soldiers during war of independence in Subang, East Java, 1949.
Indonesian army M3 Stuart tank patroling in Ambon during Republic of South Maluku rebellion, 1950
Indonesian Army soldiers in Sinai, 1957. They were part of the Garuda Contingent working under the UNEF
Members of the Sarawak People's Guerilla Force (SPGF), North Kalimantan National Army (NKNA) and the Indonesian Army (TNI-AD) during the Indonesian-Malaysian Confrontation
Indonesian National Armed Forces
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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)