Indonesian Marine Corps

Marine Corps of the Republic of Indonesia
Korps Marinir Republik Indonesia
Emblem of the Indonesian Marine Corps
Founded	15 November 1945; 78 years ago (1945-11-15)
Country	Indonesia
Branch	Indonesian Navy
Type	Marines
Role	Marine combined arms Amphibious warfare Rapid deployment force
Size	27,000[1]
Part of	Indonesian National Armed Forces
Headquarters	Kwitang, Jakarta
Nickname(s)	Hantu Laut (Ghost of the Sea) Baret Ungu (Purple Berets)
Motto(s)	Jalesu Bhumyamca Jayamahe (Sanskrit, lit. 'Glorious on the Land and Sea')
Beret color	Reddish purple
March	Mars Korps Marinir
Anniversaries	15 November
Engagements	Indonesian National Revolution Operation Trikora Operation Gunung Gede Operation Indra Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation Battle against Permesta and PRRI rebellions Operation Alugoro Papua conflict Operation Seroja Maluku sectarian conflict management 1990–98 Indonesian military operations in Aceh Maluku sectarian conflict (1999–2000) Operation Madago Raya (2016–2022)
Website	marinir.tnial.mil.id
Commanders
Commandant of the Marine Corps	Major General (Marine) Endi Supardi [id]
Notable commanders	Rear Admiral Agus Subekti
Insignia
Banner	Reverse

The Marine Corps of the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian: Korps Marinir Republik Indonesia, KORMAR RI), previously known as the Commando Corps of the Indonesian Navy (Korps Komando Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Laut, KKO), is an integral part of the Indonesian Navy and is sized at the military corps level unit as the naval infantry and main amphibious warfare force of Indonesia. The Marine Corps is commanded by a two-star Marine Major General.

The Marine Corps was initially formed as a special operations force for the Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL), then named Korps Komando abbreviated "KKO" (lit. 'Commando Corps'). The Marine Corps was actively involved in various confrontations and conflicts in Indonesia.

The Marine Corps also maintains a joint Navy-Marine special operations unit, known as Detasemen Jala Mangkara or DENJAKA (Jala Mangkara Detachment) created on 1 December 1984, and draws operators from the KOPASKA (Navy's Frogman Commando Force) and Taifib (Marine's Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion).