Kolinlamil Kri Banjarmasin Warship Transports 400 'Satanic Troops' To Papua

Departure of TNI soldiers from 315th Infantry Battalion/Garuda Kodam III Siliwangi/Puspen TNI

JAKARTA - A total of 400 TNI soldiers from the 315th Infantry Battalion / Garuda Kodam III Siliwangi or known as The Satanic Forces were sent to Papua. They were assigned and joined the Task Force (Task Force) on The Security of Vulnerable Areas of Papua.

Hundreds of these persoel were sent to Papua using warships from the Military Cross-Sea Command (Kolanlamil) KRI Banjarmasin 592.

Although dispatched in the number of hundreds of people, Commander Kolinlamil Laksda TNI Irvansyah ensured that all activities were carried out with the priority of health protocols. This is according to the instructions of The Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Yudo Margono.

"Starting from the embarkation of personnel, materials, when crossing the sea to boarding ships and conducting debarcation should refer to the health protocol procedures that have been established by the government," Irvansyah told reporters in his written statement, Monday, May 24.

He explained, kolinlamil warships both under the guidance of the Military Cross-Sea Unit (Satlinlamil) 1 Jakarta, 2 Surabaya and 3 Makassar are ready to support the implementation of military sea freight support operations to all regions in the western, central, and eastern regions according to the order of operation.

As for KRI Banjarmasin 592, called Irvansyah is indeed a type of Landing Platform Docking (LPD) warship. The ship is commanded by Marine Lieutenant Colonel (P) Nur Rohmad Ibrahim and will drop troops at Merauke Pier.

Nur Rohmad as commander ensured that the ship and all the crew he led were ready. So that the assignment to support the Serpas Task Force Pamrahwan Papua Battalion TNI AD is expected to take place safely and smoothly.

In addition to lowering troops in designated areas of operation, the warship will also withdraw task force troops. The force had previously served for 10 months to return to the original force.