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Korps Marinir (KorMar) (English: Marine Corps) is the Indonesian Navy's ground troops. It was created on November 15, 1945 and has the duties of being the main amphibious warfare force and quick reaction force of defence against enemy invasion.
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[ History
Kormar has been active in various military operations in Indonesia. One of the largest amphibious military operations was Operation Jayawijaya in which thousands of marines landed in West Irian in the early 1960s as a part of the Trikora campaign to take West Irian from Dutch occupation.
In 1999 a plan was proposed to expand the Kormar from its strength of 13,000 troops. Based on this plan, every Kormar's base would have three combat brigades: the Infantry, Cavalry, and Artillery and would be supported by one Combat Support Regiment and one Administration Support Regiment. The expansion will create three Kormar bases: Surabaya for Eastern area command, Jakarta for Central area command, and Rate Island in Lampung for Western area command. now indonesian marine corps has estimated 29,000 troops in 2 marine force or ( PASMAR ) equal to division in the army and one infantry marine regiment.
Due to budget restraints, the Korps has reduced the amount of allotted training time with armored vehicles. This has resulted in a largely ineffective defensive force that is surpassed by the regular army.
[ Organization
2 Marine Forces plus one independent brigade (forming as part of Ten Year Defence Plan 2004-13)
- 1st Marine Force (HQ : Surabaya Marine Base)
- 1st Marine Infantry Brigade with 1st, 3rd, and 5th Marine Infantry Battalions
- 1st Marine Cavalry Regiment
- 1st Marine Artillery Regiment
- 1st Marine Combat Support Regiment
- 1st Marine Administration Support Regiment
- 1st Amphibious Recon Batallion
- 2nd Marine Force (HQ : Jakarta Marine Base)
- 2nd Marine Infantry Brigade with 2nd, 4th, and 6th Marine Infantry Battalions
- 2nd Marine Cavalry Regiment
- 2nd Marine Artillery Regiment
- 2nd Marine Combat Support Regiment
- 2nd Marine Administration Support Regiment
- 2nd Amphibious Recon Batallion
- 3rd Marine Independent Infantry Brigade (HQ : )
- 7th, 8th, 9th Marine Infantry Battalions
[ Marine Commandos
Intai Marine Battalion (YonTaifib), formerly the Komando Intai Para Amphibi (KIPAM) Amphibious recon Para-Commando was officially formed on 18 March 1961. Set at battalion strength it was first used in the Irian Jaya in April 1962. Start from November 1971 it was called Batalyon Intai Amphibi(Yon Taifib) or Amphibious Recon Battalion. All volunteers are two year veterans of the KOMAR who volunteer for the seven month commando training course. Training includes a month long airborne training course. Now, one battalion is stationed in Jakarta and Surabaya marine base while the remainder is stationed at the KIPAM training facility at Surabaya.
[ Commandants of the KOMAR
| Pangkat | Nama | Dari | Sampai | Keterangan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rear Admiral | Agoes Soebekti | 1945 | 1950 | |
| Major General KKO | R. Soehadi | 1950 | 1961 | |
| Lieutenant General KKO | Hartono | 1961 | 1968 | |
| LTG TNI KKO | Moekijat | 1968 | 1971 | |
| MG TNI (Mar) | H. Moh. Anwar | 1971 | 1977 | |
| LTG TNI (Mar) | Kahpi Suriadiredja | Juli 1977 | Mei 1983 | |
| Brigadier General TNI (Mar) | Muntaram | Mei 1983 | Januari 1987 | |
| BG TNI (Mar) | Aminullah Ibrahim | Januari 1987 | Agustus 1990 | |
| MG TNI (Mar) | Baroto Sardadi | Agustus 1990 | November 1992 | |
| BG TNI (Mar) | Gatur Chaliq | Desember 1992 | April 1994 | |
| MG TNI (Mar) | Djoko Pramono | April 1994 | Februari 1996 | |
| BG TNI (Mar) | Suharto | Februari 1996 | 1999 | |
| MG TNI (Mar) | Harry Triono | 1999 | 20 November 2002 | |
| MG TNI (Mar) | Achmad Rifai | 20 November 2002 | 9 November 2004 | |
| MG TNI (Mar) | Safzen Noerdin | 9 November 2004 | 6 Juni 2007 | |
| MG TNI (Mar) | Nono Sampono | 6 Juni 2007 | 18 Oktober 2008 | |
| MG TNI (Mar) | Djunaidi Djahri | 18 Oktober 2008 | Sekarang |
[ Heavy Equipment
| Vehicle | Origin | Role | Version | In service | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Tanks | ||||||
| PT-76 |  Russia |
Light Tank | PT-76B | 90 | ||
| Infantry Fighting Vehicles | ||||||
| AMX-10P |  France |
IFV | AMX-10 PAC 90
AMX-10P MARINE |
100 | ||
| BMP-2 |  Soviet Union |
IFV | BVP-2 | 40 | ||
| BMP-3 | Russia |
IFV | BMP-3F | 20 | Option for 100 more is available | |
| Armoured Personnel Carrierss | ||||||
| BTR-50 | Soviet Union |
APC | BTR-50PK | 190 | ||
| BTR-80 | Soviet Union |
APC | BTR-80A | 20 | ||
| Amphibious Tracked Vehicles | ||||||
| K-61 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| PTS | Soviet Union |
ATV | PTS-M | |||
| Multiple Rocket Launchers | ||||||
| RM-70 | Soviet Union |
MRL | RM-70 Grad | 7 | ||