Kodam XVII/Cendrawasih

Komando Daerah Militer XVII/Cenderawasih

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]

  1. Korem 171/PVT
  2. Korem 172/Praja Wirayakti
  3. Korem 173/PVB
  4. Korem 174/Anim Ti Waninggap
  5. Resimen Induk Militer Kodam XVII/Trikora
  6. Kodim 1701/Jayapura in Jayapura
  7. Kodim 1702/Jayawijaya
  8. Kodim 1703//Manokwari
  9. Kodim 1705/Nabire
  10. Kodim 1708/Biak Numfor
  11. Kodim 1710/Mimika
  12. Kodim 1712/Sarmi
  13. Koramil 1701/22 Muara

Support units

The other support units are:

Notes

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