Kesatuan Gurita

Kesatuan Gurita
Active	1982 – present
Country	Indonesia
Branch	Indonesian Navy
Type	Special Forces
Role	Counter-Terrorist Task Force
Size	400 men
Garrison/HQ	Jakarta

Kesatuan Gurita (Octopus Squad) is an Indonesian Navy Special Forces unit based in Jakarta.^[1] Their primary role is offshore counter-terrorism against shipping and oil installations. The units draws its troops from Indonesian Marine Corps soldiers.^[1]

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1 2 Damien Kingsbury (18 August 2005). Power Politics and the Indonesian Military. Routledge. p. 110. ISBN 978-0415297295.

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Naval special operations forces

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Kesatuan Gurita

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