After 350 Indonesian Army Personnel Guarding The RI-Timor Leste Border, Udayana Military Commander: This Task Is Honorary, Self-esteem, Carry Out Properly!

The leadership and personnel of the Indonesian Army posed together at the RI-RDTL Yonkav 10/Mendagiri Intel Task Force and the ANTARA Assistance/via Task Force.

KUPANG - A total of 350 Army personnel Battalion 10/Mendagiri Kodam XIV Hasanuddin were deployed to carry out security duties for the RI-Timor Leste border area on Timor Island, East Nusa Tenggara. The placement of personnel began with a ceremony to receive the RI-RDTL Yonkav 10/Mendagiri Intel Task Force and the Assistance Task Force at the 161/Wira Sakti Military Resort Command Headquarters (Korem) in Kupang City, today. "This task is honor, self-respect, and pride to carry out the trust given by the state as well as possible," said Pangdam IX Udayana Major General Sonny Aprianto in a written directive read by Danrem 161/Wira Sakti Brigadier General Iman Budiman, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, September 13. Hundreds of TNI AD personnel have undergone briefing for five months and will serve in military operations other than a nine-month war in Belu Regency replacing the 743 Infantry Battalion (Yonif). Pangdam IX Udayana ordered that personnel show professionalism both to the people at the border and to people in neighboring countries who will see the form of the honor of the state directly. Various things that have been armed with both knowledge and technical skills must be adhered to and carried out with full honor. "Border security is a reflection of the nation's personality so that soldiers must be able to be role models for the community and raise their awareness to participate in maintaining the boundaries of our country," he said. The Pamtas Task Force personnel, he said, must be able to help and find solutions to overcome various problems faced by the community so that the implementation of the task runs safely, orderly, and smoothly. He asked the personnel to be able to adapt to the people in the border area and identify the customs of the local community. "Know that traditional leaders, community leaders, religious leaders, as well as upholding and respecting the customs of the local community so that they can make the right decisions in overcoming problems," he said. The personnel are also asked to avoid the slightest violation, especially those that can hurt people's hearts at the border. After receiving the soldiers, they will carry out a shift to their respective posts which are part of their separate operations.