Tontaipur
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Tontaipur (abbreviation for Peleton Intai Tempur) or combat and reconnaissance platoon is Kostrad's newest elite unit, formed on August 4, 2001. After a five-month intensive training, 97 personnel selected from the 9th and the 13th Infantry Brigades became the first troops for this elite unit.
Tontapiur will be sent to do surveillance and reconnaissance missions behind enemy lines and destroy enemy strategic installations. Some of the equipment that these troops carry are special assault rifles and night vision goggles (NVG). Each Tontaipur man can conduct operations on land, sea, and in the air.
The first test for Tontaipur was the operation to demolish the Free Aceh Movement (GAM).
