Insignia of Kostrad, inspired from the Chakra wheel
Active
1961–present
Country
Indonesia
Branch
Indonesian Army
Type
Infantry, Strategic Defense
Role
Army Combined Arms Land Warfare Rapid Deployment Force
Size
3 Divisions
Part of
Indonesian National Armed Forces
Headquarters
Gambir, Jakarta
Nickname(s)
"Chakra"
Motto(s)
Yudha Nirbaya Bhakti ("Fearless at war by devotion")
Beret color
Green
Anniversaries
6 March
Commanders
Commander
Lieutenant General Muhammad Saleh Mustafa [id]
Chief of Staff
Major General Farid Makruf [id]
Inspector
Major General Mochamad Reza Utama [id]
Military unit
The Army Strategic Reserve Command (Indonesian: Komando Cadangan Strategis Angkatan Darat; abbreviated Kostrad) is a combined-arms formation of the Indonesian Army. Kostrad is a Corps level command which has up to 35,000 troops. It also supervises operational readiness among all commands and conducts defence and security operations at the strategic level in accordance with policies under the command of the commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. In contrast to its name ("Reserve"), Kostrad is the main warfare combat unit of the Indonesian Army. While Kopassus is the elite-special forces of the Indonesian Army, Kostrad as "Komando Utama Operasi" or "Principal Operational Command" still maintains as the first-line combat formation of the Indonesian National Armed Forces along with the Kopassus.[1]
As a corps, Kostrad is commanded by a Panglima Kostrad (Pangkostrad), usually a lieutenant general. Kostrad falls under the army chief of staff for training, personnel, and administration.[2] However, it comes under the Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian National Armed Forces for operational command and deployment due to the status of Kostrad as one of the principal operation commands. Kostrad typically receives best equipment in the Army and its two armoured battalions received Leopard 2A4 and Leopard 2 Revolution tanks.
Starting 1984 the Panglima Kostrad (Pangkostrad) has been charged to lead the conduct of combat operations, called defence and security operations.
^"Kostrad Exercise Chakra II forms 1.071 fighters (Latihan Cakra II Kostrad Cetak 1,071 Petarung)", Fery Setiawan, COMMANDO magazine 6th edition vol. XII 2016, p. 17, 2016
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Indonesian Army
Indonesian National Armed Forces
Lieutenant General Muhammad Saleh Mustafa
Major General Farid Makruf