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KOSTRAD (Komando Strategis Cadangan Angkatan Darat) is the Indonesian Army Strategic Reserve Command, which has between 25,000 and 26,000 troops, supervises operational readiness among all commands and conducts defense and security operations at the strategic level in accordance with policies of the TNI commander.

Contents 1 History 2 Structure 3 Deployment 4 List of KOSTRAD Commanders 5 See also

KOSTRAD came into being when Indonesia was dealing with the liberation of West Irian in 1960, and was formally constituted on 6 March 1961. Initially designated the Army General Reserve Corps, its name was changed to KOSTRAD in 1963.

In 1984 the PANGKOSTRAD became responsible to the ABRI commander for the conduct of combat operations, called defense and security operations. At present, KOSTRAD has a strength of some 35,000 to 40,000 army personnel with two infantry divisions: the 1st Division, headquartered at Cilodong, West Java, comprising the 17th Airborne, 3rd, and 13th Brigades, and the 2nd Division, headquartered at Malang, East Java with the 18th Airborne, and 6th and 9th infantry brigades. KOSTRAD also includes a separate airborne brigade; one cavalry brigade; two field artillery regiments; and several combat support and service support units.

These green-beret troops have never been absent from the various military operations, such as G-30-S/PKI (30 September Movement/Indonesian Communist Party), Trisula, the PGRS (Sarawak People's Guerrilla Force) in Sarawak, the PARAKU (North Kalimantan People's Force) in North Kalimantan, and Operation Seroja in East Timor. KOSTRAD troops have also been relied on at the international level, as was the case with Garuda troops in Egypt (1973-78) and Vietnam (1973-75) and with those in the combined peace force in the midst of the Iran-Iraq War of 1989 and 1990.

• Suharto (March 1961-December 1965)
• Umar Wirahadikusumah (December 1965-May 1967)
• Kemal Idris May 1967-March 1969
• Wahono (March 1969-February 1970)
• Makmun Murod (February 1970-December 1971)
• Wahono (December 1971-March 1973)
• Poniman (March 1973-May 1974)
• Himawan Susanto (May 1974-January 1975)
• Leo Lopulisa (January 1975-January 1978)
• Wiyogo Atmodarminto (January 1978-March 1980)
• Ismail (March 1980-January 1981)
• Rudini (January 1981-May 1983)
• Suweno (May 1983-January 1986)
• Suripto (January 1986-August 1987)
• Adolf Sagala Rajagukguk (August 1987-March 1988)
• Sugito (March 1988-August 1990)
• Wismoyo Arismunandar (August 1990-July 1992)
• Kuntoro (July 1992-September 1994)
• Tarub (September 1994-April 1996)
• Wiranto (April 1996-June 1997)
• Sugiyono (June 1997-March 1998)
• Prabowo (March 1998-May 1998)
• Johnny J. Lumintang (May 1998)
• Djamari Chaniago (May 1998-November 1999)
• Djaja Suparman (November 1999-March 2000)
• Agus Wirahadikusumah (March 2000-August 2000)
• Ryamizard Ryacudu (August 2000-July 2002)
• Bibit Waluyo (July 2002-November 2004)
• Hadi Waluyo (November 2004-May 2006)
• Erwin Sujono (May 2006-Present)

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