PAPUA - The Indonesian Navy (AL) leads the operational preparedness exercise (LKO) SAR in the waters around Southwest Papua.
Head of the Information Service (Kadispen) Fleet Command III Marine Colonel (KH) R. Doni Kundrat said the training with Basarnas Sorong, Water and Air Police (Polairud) of the Southwest Papua Police took place on Tuesday, May 14 and ended this weekend.
"The exercise of SAR operational preparedness carried out by Koarmada III is a exercise organized by the TNI Headquarters in the context of using force to achieve high preparedness in dealing with contingency in the main command area of the TNI's operation," said Kadispen Fleet Command III. continued the statement of the Commander of Fleet Command III Rear Admiral TNI Hersan while reviewing the training session, when contacted in Jakarta, Wednesday, May 15, confiscated by Antara.
The exercise, led by the Commander of the Maritime Security Force (Danguskamla) Fleet III Command, First Admiral of the Indonesian Armed Forces Sumarji Bimoaji, began with a field maneuver phase in Sorong waters, Southwest Papua, Tuesday, May 14.
Pangkoarmada III accompanied by a number of officials such as the Commander of the XIV Sorong Navy Main Base (Danlantamal), First Admiral Deny Prasetyo, directly inspected the implementation of the field maneuver.
Pangkoarmada III told the training participants that the operational preparedness exercise was also an opportunity to increase the unity of the Indonesian Navy in Fleet III Command, as well as increase the synergy between the Indonesian Navy and other agencies in SAR operations at sea.
During the exercise, Danguskamla Koarmada III led the entire training series from the KRI Gulanah-869 headquarters ship. The training scenario included SAR (search and rescue) of victims at sea and continued to evacuate them to a safe place. In the same exercise, the passenger ship carrying the victim was simulated to catch fire so that there were passengers trapped in the ship, and there were also those who jumped into the sea.
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The SAR operational preparedness exercise for Koarmada III of the Indonesian Navy was attended by a total of 715 personnel, consisting of Indonesian Navy soldiers in the Koarmada III area, Air and Air Police (Polairud) of the Southwest Papua Police, the Sorong Marine and Coast Guard Unit (KPLP), the Sorong SAR Office, BMKG Sorong, and medical personnel in the Sorong area. The KPLP is the agency under the Directorate General of Sea Transportation (Ditjen Hubla) of the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation.
From Koarmada III of the Indonesian Navy, soldiers involved in training, namely warship / patrol boats, soldiers from the Koarmada III Frog Troop Command Unit (Satkopaska), soldiers from the Koarmada III Underwater Rescue Service (Dislambair), soldiers from the Sorong Base Defense Marine Battalion (Yonmarlan), medical team from RSAL Oetoyo and the Koarmada III Health Service, as well as other Indonesian Navy soldiers in the Koarmada III working area.
In the exercise, the defense equipment deployed from Koarmada III includes KRI Gulamah-869, KRI Tatihu-853, KRI Sura-802, Navy Ship (KAL) Wayag, KAL Tornado, Marine Security Patrol Vessel (Patkamla) Jefman, and two tugboats TD Umsini and TD Irau, then there were also rubber boats and seariders namely G7 and X2 from Lantamal XIV Sorong, then there was rigid buyant boat from the Koarmada III Frog Troop Command Unit (Satkopaska), and ambulances.
From Polairud, there is one ship that is also prepared for training, as well as from the Sorong SAR office, there is KN SAR RB 221.
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