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View all search resultsNavy to deploy more assets to distribute aid for Sumatra disasters
The Indonesian Navy deployed at least 13 warships, five helicopters and an airplane to distribute relief for disaster victims in the northern part of Sumatra.
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Indonesian Navy chief of staff Adm. Muhammad Ali (front left) passes submariners and Nagapasa-class submarine KRI Nagapasa-403 while inspecting a parade on Friday during a ceremony to commemorate Indonesian Fleet Day at Madura Pier in Surabaya. The Indonesian Fleet Command was established on Dec. 5, 1959, and currently consists of three numbered fleets. (Courtesy of the Indonesian Navy/-)
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he Indonesian Navy is committed to increasing the number of assets and personnel deployed to regions struck by natural disasters in the northern part of Sumatra.
“We have deployed our assets and will continue adding more assets for disaster response,” Navy chief of staff Adm. Muhammad Ali said on Friday, as quoted in a press release.
“Air assets from the Indonesian Navy will be added with one CASA aircraft and helicopter because CASA can land on short runways.”
Speaking at the ceremony to commemorate Fleet Day, Ali also said that he would deploy engineering units from the Marine Corps.
The 2025 Fleet Day is celebrated modestly amid the hydrometeorology disasters affecting Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra provinces. The ceremony took place at the Madura pier of the Second Fleet Command (Koarmada II) in Surabaya.
Fleet Day commemorates the establishment of the Republic of Indonesia Fleet Command on Dec. 5, 1959. Previously, the command was known as the Indonesian Navy Fleet Command, which was established on Sept. 14, 1959.
Headquartered in Jakarta, the Indonesian Fleet currently consists of three numbered fleets, the First Fleet Command (Koarmada I) based in Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands, Koarmada II in Surabaya and Koarmada III in Sorong.
