Jala Mangkara Detachment | |
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Detasemen Jala Mengkara | |
Active | 13 November 1984 – present |
Country | Indonesia |
Branch | Indonesian Navy |
Type | Navy Special Forces |
Size | One detachment |
Part of | Indonesian Marine Corps |
Garrison/HQ | Cilandak, Jakarta |
Nickname(s) | Hantu Laut |
Motto(s) | Satya Wira Dharma ("Ready to act against any threat of danger") |
Beret color | Reddish Purple |
Anniversaries | 4 November |
Engagements | |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Colonel (Marine) Samson Sitohang |
Notable commanders | MajGen Yussuf Solichien, Ph.D. LtGen Dr. Nono Sampono LtGen Alfan Baharudin LtGen R.M. Trusono LtGen Suhartono LtGen Nur Alamsyah |
Denjaka (abbreviation from Detasemen Jala Mengkara; Jala Mangkara Detachment) is a counter-terrorism special operations force of the Indonesian Navy. It is a combined detachment formed from selected personnel of the Navy's frogmen unit (KOPASKA) and the Marine Corps' Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion (Taifib).[1]