71 high-ranking officers awarded promotion

71 high-ranking officers awarded promotion

JAKARTA (JP): Seventy-one high-ranking officers from the Armed
Force's four service branches were promoted on Friday.

Dressed in their respective unit uniforms, the military
officers reported their new ranks to Minister of Defense and
Security/Armed Forces Commander Gen. Wiranto at Merdeka Barat
Headquarters in Central Jakarta.

The ceremony was part of a leadership reshuffle in the Army,
Navy, Air Force and National Police last June and changes in
tours of duty last August.

Seven two-star generals received a third star. They included
Commander of the Armed Forces Staff and Command School Lt. Gen.
Johny J. Lumintang, Jakarta Governor Lt. Gen. Sutiyoso, Armed
Forces headquarters' senior officer Lt. Gen. Luhut Panjaitan and
Commandant-General of the Armed Forces Academy Vice Adm. Abu
Hanifah H.

Also promoted to three-star generals were Deputy Air Force
Chief of Staff Vice Marshal I Gede Sudana, Armed Forces'
Inspector General Vice Marshal Tamtama Adi and Deputy National
Police Chief Lt. Gen. Nana Permana.

The Army also promoted 10 brigadier generals to major
generals, while 13 colonels moved into the general officer corps
as brigadiers. They included Assistant for Sociopolitical Affairs
to the Armed Forces Chief of Sociopolitical Affairs Maj. Gen.
Sudi Silalahi, Chief of the Presidential Guards Maj. Gen.
Suwandi, Assistant for Territorial Affairs to the Army Chief Maj.
Gen. Suprapto and Chief of the National Military Police Corps
Maj. Gen. Djasri M.

Also included were Deputy Chief of the Presidential Guards
Brig. Gen. Surjanto, City Garrison Chief of Staff Brig. Gen.
Albert Inkiriwang and Deputy Chief of the National Military
Police Corps Brig. Gen. Iding Alidin.

The Navy elevated one commodore to rear admiral, 12 captains
to commodores and one Marine colonel to brigadier general. They
included Navy Military Operations Commander Rear Adm. Djaelani
and Chief for Intelligence Operations of the Armed Forces
Intelligence Agency (BIA) Rear Adm. Muljo Wibisono.

In the Air Force, five commodores advanced to rear marshal
positions, while 15 colonels rose to commodores. They included
Armed Forces' Senior Officer Rear Marshal Budhy Santoso, Air
Force First Fleet Commander Rear Marshal Suprihadi and Commander
of the Air Force Staff and Command School Rear Marshal Sonny
Rizani.

Also included were Air Force elite troops Commander Commodore
Nanok Suratno and Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base Commander
Commodore Teddy Sumarno.

Four police brigadier generals were promoted to two-star
generals, while three colonels rose to one-star generals. They
included Maj. Gen. Dasoeki, Maj. Gen. Ali Hanafiah and Brig. Gen.
Paiman. (imn)