Bravo Detachment 90
Bravo Detachment 90 | |
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Satuan Bravo 90 | |
Hostage rescue Special operations | |
Part of | Indonesian National Armed Forces |
Garrison/HQ | Rumpin Air Force Base, Bogor, West Java |
The Bravo Detachment 90 is a
The unit specialise in hostage rescue involving hijacked aircraft.[1]
In April 2008, the
In August 2021, Bravo Detachment 90 was deployed to Afghanistan in order to evacuate Indonesian citizens. [4][5]
In March 2022, Bravo Detachment 90 was deployed to Ukraine to evacuate Indonesian citizens.[6]
History
Initially, there were 34 personnel in Bravo: 1 commanding officer, 3 group commanders, and 30 troops. No information has been released about this unit from its limited formation until the end of the 1990s. In this vacuum, it is believed that its members were assigned into Kopaskhasaus Demonstration and Training Unit (Satdemolat). It was only on 9 September 1999 that the special forces detachment was formally established.
Bravo's personnel are recruited from the best graduates of
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 June 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ ""His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam receives honorary titles", Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam, 23 April 2008". Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
- ^ "Hassanal Bolkiah". Archived from the original on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ Ramdhani, Jabbar (21 August 2021). "KSAU Apresiasi Personel TNI AU Terlibat Misi Evakuasi WNI dari Afghanistan". Detik.
- ^ Fadilah, Aldi Nur (22 August 2021). "26 Warga Indonesia dan 7 non WNI Berasil DIevakuasi dari Afghanistan, Ini Kisahnya". PrianganTimur News.
- ^ "Satbravo 90 Kopasgat Terlibat Evakuasi WNI di Ukraina Melalui Bucharest, Rumania | digdaya". digdaya.republika.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 14 June 2023.
External links
- Realpolitik Ideology By Leonard C. Sebastian, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Indonesia (Google Books)
- "Anti-terror squad: Necessity or project-driven?" Jakarta Post, 28 September 2004
- "Special Forces of IDAF Bravo 90 Detachement", Angkasa, 1 August 2002(Indonesian)
- Meliala, Adrianus. "Indonesian Experiences in Handling Terrorism Cases. University of Indonesia.