Kodam XVII/Cendrawasih
| Komando Daerah Militer XVII/Cenderawasih | |
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Coat of Arms and patch worn by Kodam XVII/Cenderawasih personnel. | |
| Active | May 25, 1950 - Present |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Branch | Indonesian Army |
| Type | Territorial Command (military district) |
| Part of | Indonesian National Armed Forces Tentara National Indonesia (Indonesian) |
| Garrison/HQ | Jayapura, Papua |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Maj.Gen. TNI Christian Zebua |
Kodam XVII/Cenderawasih, is a military area command of the Indonesian Army, as the 6th (Roman numeral "XVII") Kodam, which oversees the entire Papua and West Papua Province.[1]
Previously Irian Jaya and the Maluku islands were under Kodam VIII/Trikora.[2] Kodam VIII/Trikora had in 1997 six infantry battalions plus engineer detachments.[3] The district commands in 1997 included Korem 171 (HQ Manokwari), Korem 172 (HQ Abepura), Korem 173 (HQ Biak) and Korem 174 (HQ Ambon). The South Pacific Yearbook reported three infantry battalions which were based at Manokwari, Jayapura, and Sorong, as well as mentioning a naval base at Biak. The military command derives its name (Cenderawasih) from the Indonesian word for the bird-of-paradise, which is native to Papua.
On June 8, 2012, the Indonesian Police told AFP that one person was killed and 17 wounded when Indonesian soldiers opened fire on civilians after a deadly dispute sparked by a road accident in Papua province. The shootings took place late on June 7, 2012, after residents, angry that two soldiers on a motorcycle hit and injured a child, stabbed one of the troops to death and seriously injured the other in Wamena: "Following the road accident soldiers.. arrived in two trucks and took revenge by firing gunshots toward local residents and setting a number of houses on fire," national police spokesman Saud Usman Nasution said. "The trouble then spread to the city centre where a number of shops and houses were also damaged by gunshots," he told AFP.[4]
Territorial units
The Territorial Units in Kodam XVII/Cenderawasih include four Resort Military Commands (Korem):[5]
- Korem 171/PVT
- Korem 172/Praja Wirayakti
- Korem 173/PVB
- Korem 174/Anim Ti Waninggap
- Resimen Induk Militer Kodam XVII/Trikora
- Kodim 1701/Jayapura in Jayapura
- Kodim 1702/Jayawijaya
- Kodim 1703//Manokwari
- Kodim 1705/Nabire
- Kodim 1708/Biak Numfor
- Kodim 1710/Mimika
- Kodim 1712/Sarmi
- Koramil 1701/22 Muara
Support units
The other support units are:
- Military Police(Pomdam XVII/Cenderawasih)
- Public Relation (Pendam XVII/Cenderawasih)
- General Adjutant (Anjendam XVII/Cenderawasih)
- Military Physical (Jasdam XVII/Cenderawasih)
- Medic (Kesdam XVII/Cenderawasih)
- Veteran and Reserve Administration (Babiminvetcadam XVII/Cenderawasih)
- Topograph (Topdam XVII/Cenderawasih)
- Chaplain (Bintaldam XVII/Cenderawasih)
- Treasury (Kudam XVII/Cenderawasih)
- Legal Affairs (Kumdam XVII/Cenderawasih)
- HQ Detachment (Detasemen XVII/Cenderawasih)
- Information and Data Center(Infolahtadam XVII/Cenderawasih)
- Supply (Bekangdam XVII/Cenderawasih)
- Transport (Hubdam XVII/Cenderawasih)
- Ordnance (Paldam XVII/Cenderawasih)
- Engineers (Zidam XVII/Cenderawasih)
- Signal (Sandidam XVII/Cenderawasih)
- Intelligent Detachment (Deninteldam XVII/Cenderawasih)
Notes
- ↑ BBC, RI Military Area Commander Files Complaint Over Political Candidates, January 2009
- ↑ See also http://orbat.com/site/history/open_vol2/Indonesian%20Military%20Garrison%20West%20Papua.pdf
- ↑ Huxley 1997, p.39
- ↑ Agence France-Presse, 18 shot as soldiers open fire in Papua, June 8, 2012 via AFP
- ↑ Tim Huxley, 'Indonesia's armed forces face up to new threats', Jane's Intelligence Review, January 1997, p.39.
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