Alert Status 1 Concludes; TNI Now on Alert Status 3
Jakarta — The alert status 1 for all Indonesian National Military (TNI) personnel has officially been concluded. According to information obtained by Republika, alert status 1 has now been downgraded. TNI Commander General Agus Subiyanto has issued a new telegram to military personnel indicating that the current TNI status is now alert level 3.
Republika attempted to contact TNI Information Centre Chief Brigadier General Aulia Dwi Nasrullah regarding the alert status 3, but he had not yet responded to questions at the time of reporting.
As a consequence of alert status 3, TNI personnel and civil servants assigned to TNI units and the Defence Ministry are now able to take Eid leave. However, units assigned to operational duties remain on full alert pending further instructions.
Previously, TNI Commander General Agus Subiyanto had issued Telegram No. TR/283/2026 containing orders for alert status 1 across TNI ranks. The telegram was signed by the TNI Commander’s Operations Assistant, Lieutenant General Bobby Rinal Makmun in Jakarta on 1 March 2026.
In the document obtained by Republika, seven important instructions were directed at the TNI. These responded to developments in the global situation regarding conflict in the Middle East region and the TNI leadership’s assessment of the domestic situation.
To anticipate domestic conditions resulting from Middle East conflict, a number of TNI organisations were ordered to implement alert level 1 across their ranks. This order was effective from 1 March 2026 until completion.
The first instruction: The TNI Main Operations Command (Pangkotamaops) was to alert personnel and military assets within its ranks and conduct patrols of strategic vital objects and economic centres. This included airports, maritime and river ports, railway stations, bus terminals, and electricity provider (PLN) offices.
The second instruction: The National Air Defence Command (Kohanudnas) was to conduct early detection and continuous air observation for 24 hours.
The third instruction: The TNI Strategic Intelligence Agency (Bais) was to order Indonesian defence attachés in affected countries to collect data, map, and plan evacuation of Indonesian citizens should it become necessary, and coordinate with the Foreign Ministry, Indonesian embassies abroad, and relevant authorities in accordance with escalation in the Middle East region.