Armed With Certificates, KSAL Lantik Rear Admiral TNI Heru Kusmanto Became Pangkoarmada RI

JAKARTA - The Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy (KSAL) Admiral Yudo Margono inaugurated Rear Admiral TNI Heru Kusmanto as Commander of the Indonesian Fleet Command (Pangkoarmada). Heru fills the position of Vice Admiral TNI Abdul Rasyid.

The handover ceremony (certificate) led by KSAL took place at Arafuru Koarmada I Field, Central Jakarta, Tuesday, September 27.

"That I will always uphold the oath of soldiers," said KSAL when leading the oath followed by Heru, quoted from Antara.

The series of activities for the Pangkoarmada RI began with an exit briefing by the old Indonesian Pangkoarmada on Friday, September 23.

Furthermore, on Monday, September 26, a memorandum was handed over from old officials to new officials and continued with Admiral Inspection using KAL Yudhistira around the waters of Koarmada I Pier Pondok Rowing, North Jakarta.

The Indonesian Navy Fleet Command or Indonesian Military Command of the Indonesian Navy is the Main Command of Operations at the TNI Headquarters level which is directly based under the TNI Commander and as the Main Command for Development at the Headquarters level which is directly below Kasal.

In carrying out his duties as Kotama Ops, the Indonesian Koarmada held a marine dimension security defense operation in accordance with the policies of the TNI Commander and as Kotama Bin, the Indonesian Koarmada fostered operational readiness for all levels of his command who were below and responsible to the KSAL