155 high-ranking officers promoted<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): One hundred and fifty-five high-ranking officers
\nfrom the four military corps were promoted yesterday.<\/p>\n
Dressed in their uniforms the military officials reported
\ntheir new ranks to the Armed Forces Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung at
\nthe Cilangkap headquarters, East Jakarta, yesterday morning.<\/p>\n
The ceremony was part of last month's massive leadership
\nreshuffle in the Army, Navy, Air Force and National Police, which
\naffected 298 high-ranking officials.<\/p>\n
Four two-star generals were promoted one rank higher to three-
\nstar. They were Armed Forces' Inspector General Vice Adm.
\nSoeratmin, Deputy Navy Chief of Staff Vice Adm. Widodo A.S,
\nDeputy Air Force Chief of Staff Air Vice Marshall Djatmiko S. and
\nDeputy National Police Chief Lt. Gen. Luthfi Dahlan.<\/p>\n
The rank promotion in the Army involved 31 brigadier-generals
\nto major-generals. They included Chief of the Bukit Barisan
\nRegional Military Command Maj. Gen. T. Rizal Nurdin, Chief of the
\nSriwijaya Regional Military Command Maj. Gen. Suadi Atma, Chief
\nof the Brawijaya Regional Military Command Maj. Gen. Djadja
\nSuparman, Chief of the Tanjung Pura Regional Military Command
\nMaj. Gen. Muchdi P.R. and Chief of the Udayana Regional Military
\nCommand Maj. Gen. Syahrir M.S.<\/p>\n
In the Navy, four commodores were elevated to rear admirals.
\nAssistant for Security Affairs to the Navy Chief of Staff Rear
\nAdm. Berty Ekel and Assistant for Intelligence Affairs to the
\nArmed Forces Chief Rear Adm. Yuswadji were among those promoted.<\/p>\n
In the Air Force, five commodores advanced to rear marshal
\npositions. They included the Air Force Chief's Coordinator of
\nExpert Staff Air Rear Marshal Priyo Utoyo, Governor of the Air
\nForce Academy Air Rear Marshal Cheppy Hakim, Chief of the Air
\nForce Staff and Command School Air Rear Marshal Tjutju Djuanda.<\/p>\n
Twelve one-star police officers were promoted to two-star
\ngenerals. They included Assistant to the Police Chief for
\nPlanning and Budgeting Maj. Gen. Adang Daradjatun, Assistant to
\nthe Police Chief for Security Affairs Maj. Gen. Marwan Paris,
\nAssistant to the Police Chief for Intelligence Affairs Maj. Gen.
\nI.G.N. Koes Sujudono and Chief of the Police's Corps of
\nDetectives Maj. Gen. Nurfaizi.<\/p>\n
The rank promotion also included colonels who became one-star
\ngenerals. There were 43 Army colonels promoted to brigadier-
\ngenerals, 15 Navy colonels to commodores, 19 Air Force colonels
\nto commodores and 22 police colonels to brigadier-generals.<\/p>\n
Included in the list were Deputy Chief of the Bukit Barisan
\nRegional Military Command Brig. Gen. Djibut Hindartono, Deputy
\nChief of the Diponegoro Regional Military Command Brig. Gen.
\nBibit Waluyo, Armed Forces Spokesman Brig. Gen. A. Wahab
\nMokodongan and Police Spokesman Brig. Gen. Trimada Dani. (imn)<\/p>",
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