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PUNCAK - Task Forces of the Raider Infantry Battalion 323/Buaya Putih Kostrad, one of the military units under the command of the Indonesian Armed Forces Operational Command (KOOPS TNI) HABEMA in Papua, is currently conducting mobile security at the border of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, especially in the Puncak Regency area, Papua Tengah Province. On Saturday, 10 August 2024, the 323 Task Forces, especially the Pintu Jawa Post led by First Lieutenant Caroko, conducted the “ROSITA” (Buy up Farming Products) belonging to residents from the Gulabut Village, Sinak District, who sold the farming products to the HABEMA Soldiers.
The Commander of 323 Task Forces, Lieutenant Colonel Tri Wiratno, has emphasized to the Soldiers that activities to help people’s difficulties in their assigned areas are the priority in the main tasks of securing the area. Therefore, on Saturday morning, the Soldiers took advantage of their routine security duty by helping residents’ economy by selling their farming products.
During the Rosita program, the Soldiers could interact and communicate with the residents. The Soldiers used their own pocket money to buy and use the products for daily food. Responding to the Rosita program, the sellers were happy because the Soldiers bought their merchandise. One of the sellers, Mrs. Marta Sondegau, was delighted with her revenue that morning and said, "Thank you, Om Tentara 323 (Soldier), for buying my farming products. God bless."
"The initiative of the 323 Task Forces to buy up the farming products belonging to residents from Gulabut Village is the TNI's effort to help the people's economy, to support the acceleration of development in the Papua region, " said the HABEMA Commanding General, Brigadier General Lucky Avianto, upon receiving the program report.
Autentikasi:
Dansatgas Media HABEMA, Letkol Arh Yogi Nugroho
