Becoming The New Kopassus Danjen, Brigadier General Iwan Setiawan: I Will Fix Kopassus To The Maximum

The new Danjen Kopassus Brigadier General Iwan Setiawan with Maj. Gen. Widi Prasetijono at the Kopassus Headquarters, Cijantung, East Jakarta, Friday 8 April. (ANTARA/Syaiful H)

JAKARTA - TNI Commander General Andika Perkasa appointed Brigadier General Iwan Setiawan as Commander General of the Special Forces Command (Kopassus). Brigadier General Iwan replaces Major General Widi Prasetijono.

The handover ceremony took place at the Kopassus Command Headquarters, Cijantung, East Jakarta, Friday afternoon, April 8th.

The tradition of handing over the unit was carried out by Widi after he officially served as Pangdam IV/Diponegoro replacing Major General Rudianto, who later served as Inspector General.

"This morning the Kopassus Danjen Sertijab was carried out. So that the next mandate for the leadership of the Kopassus Commander General will be continued by Brigadier General Iwan Setiawan," said Widi, quoted from Antara.

According to Widi, Brigadier General Iwan is the right person to serve as Danjen Kopassus because he has experience, including in Kopassus. On that occasion, Widi expressed his sincere gratitude and high appreciation to all soldiers, Kopassus civil servants for their loyalty and loyalty, dedication and his performance in carrying out his main duties and functions so that during his tenure as Danjen Kopassus, so that the tasks of the Kopassus unit can be carried out properly and smoothly. evaluation for the perfection of the Kopassus organization in carrying out operational tasks both domestically and abroad. "Kopassus soldiers must continue to train so that Kopassus is always ready whenever the task of the state calls for the integrity of the Republic of Indonesia," said Widi. Meanwhile, the new Danjen Kopassus Brigadier General TNI Iwan Setiawan, men gaku will work optimally so that the Kopassus soldiers become more solid, militant and professional and are loved by the people. "Kopassus soldiers must be ready to carry out any task challenges for the sake of the integrity of the Unitary Republic of Indonesia," he said.

In the handover of the position of Kopassus at Headquarters, said Iwan, Kasad General TNI Dudung Abdurachman advised that Kopassus could be proud and become a trained soldier. "Therefore, I will fix Kopassus to the maximum according to my ability. call of duty," said Ivan.