Head Of Dankormar Certificate, KSAL Yudo Margono: Marines Must Be Big, Have Sophisticated Combat Equipment

Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Yudo Margono (center) (Photo: Via ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy (KSAL) Admiral Yudo Margono reminded the elite Indonesian Navy and Marine Corps troops to be ready to anticipate various war and non-war operations.

The message was conveyed by the KSAL after leading the handover ceremony (sertijab) at the Marine Corps Command Headquarters for the new Marine Corps Commander (Dankormar).

"In the future, the Marines must be large. The Marines must also have high preparedness and also sophisticated combat equipment in order to support operational tasks and future coaching tasks," said KSAL in a press release quoted by Antara, Monday, February 7.

Major General TNI Mar. Widodo Dwi Purwanto officially serves as the 24th Dankormar replacing Major General TNI Mar. Suhartono after the certification event. The new Dankormar previously served as Assistant for Maritime Potential (Aspotmar) Kasal.

Major General Suhartono as of February 2, 2022 officially served as Commander of the Indonesian Navy's Doctrine, Education and Training Command (Dankodiklatal).

After the certificate, Admiral Yudo said that the Marine Corps since 2019, as regulated by Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 66, serves as the main command of operations (ops kotama) and coaching township (bin).

"As an ops city, the Marine Corps is under the TNI Commander in charge of carrying out amphibious operations, coastal defense operations, and carrying out security for the outer islands in the context of OMP (military operations of war) and OMSP (military operations other than war)," explained Kasal.

Meanwhile, the Marine Corps as kotama bin is under the authority of Kasal, whose functions include developing unit forces and operations, as well as fostering maritime potential.

Therefore, Kasal hopes that the new Dankormar can carry out the two functions of the Marine Corps as a kotama ops and kotama bin professionally. Dankormar Major General TNI Mar. Widodo Dwi Purwanto graduated from the Navy Academy (AAL) XXXIII in 1988.

The man who was born in Malang on June 26, 1965 has won a number of honors, including the Satya Lencana Loyalty VIII, XVI, and XXIV; Satya Lencana GOM VII; Satya Lencana Dharma Nusa; and Satya Lencana Social Service.