Acmad Hasan new Air Defense chief

Acmad Hasan new Air Defense chief

JAKARTA: Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Endriartono
Sutarto installed Vice Marshall Acmad Hasan Sadjad as the new
National Air Defense Command chief during a ceremony at Halim
Perdanakusuma Air Force base on Tuesday.

Hasan Sadjad replaces Vice Marshall Zeky Ambadar, a 1972
graduate of the Air Force Academy who has been appointed
coordinator of the expert staff for the Air Force chief of staff.

A 1971 graduate of the Air Force Academy, Hasan Sadjad was
previously commander of the Air Force Staff College.

The National Air Defense Command was established in 1958 to
protect the country from rebel attacks. At the time, Indonesia
was fighting several armed rebellions that threatened the
country's unity.

Today, the command oversees the national air defense, focusing
on eastern Indonesia where illegal flights involving foreign
aircraft frequently occur. --JP