Getting To Know The Kopasgat Of The Indonesian Air Force's Elit Force For The Evacuation Of The Jambi Police Chief

Getting to Know Kopasgat (Instagram @ kopasgat_tniau)

YOGYAKARTA - The Indonesian Air Force deployed special forces from the 462 Pasgat Command Battalion (Kopasgat) to rescue Jambi Police Chief Inspector General Rusdi Hartono, Monday (20/2/2023). During the rescue mission, seven members were deployed directly to Bukit Tamia, Muara Emat, Kerinci, Jambi. Let's get to know Kopasgat!

The seven members are included in the Kopasgat SAR Team. They are trained troops on rescue missions with high vulnerability. Then, who is Kopasgat?

Kopasgat itself is an acronym for the Rapid Action Forces Corps. They are elite Indonesian Air Force troops who are respected by the world, including NATO. In fact, the NATO Commander evaluates Kopasgat must be wary of.

According to its history, Kopasgat was previously named the Special Forces Corps (Kopaskhas). The name change was legally changed to Kopasgat in January 2022.

The name change of the Indonesian Air Force elite unit is stated in the Decree of the TNI Commander General Andika Perkasa Number Kep/66/I/2022. Quoted from the legal website of the Indonesian Air Force, this Special Force of the Indonesian Air Force was originally named the Tjepat Movement Troop Command (Kopasgat) which was determined on October 17, 1947.

On his way, Kopasgat then turned into Kopaskhas until the results returned to Kopasgat. This Kopasgat began when the Governor of Kalimantan, Prince Muhammad Noor, asked the AURI to send umbrella troops to Kalimantan to organize and form insurgents, helping the sacrifice of the people in Kalimantan.

At the initiative ofodor (U) Soerjadi Soerjadarma, 12 sons from Kalimantan and 2 PHB AURI were selected to carry out the deployment. On October 17, 1947, 13 people were successfully deployed in Sambi, West Kotawaringin, Central Kalimantan.

They are Hadi Soemantri Day (AURI radio journalist from Semarang), FM Soejoto (AURI radio judge from Ponorogo), Iskandar (leader of troops), Ahmad Kosasih, Bachri, J Bitak, C chancem, Imanuel Nuhan, Amirudin, Ali Akbar, M Dahlan, JH Darius, and Marawi.

They were deployed from the C-47 Dakota RI-002 aircraft flown by Bob Freeberg of American nationality as the owner of the plane. This is the first cross-air operation in Indonesian history. The moment the 13 AURI soldiers carried out was a moment that marked the birth of Kopasgat.

Pasgat itself is a three-dimensional land combat unit, namely air, sea, land. Every Pasgat soldier should at least have parakomando (Parako) qualifications to be able to carry out his duties professionally, then add a special ability for airworthiness to suit his specialties.

Sasgat as a striker is ready to be deployed in all terrains, forests, cities, swamps, rivers, or the sea to crush all enemies against the Republic of Indonesia. Equipped with complete ability, Pasgat came out as a formidable elite unit.

Pasangt with his orange beret became a mainstay in a number of special operations. The greatness and toughness of the soldiers of Beret Jingga in overcoming their duties is unquestionable. The color of the Jingga Beret itself is inspired by orange light at dawn in the Margahayu area, Bandung Regency, West Java where this troop was forged. No wonder, if this special forces are respected by a number of countries in the world.

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