| Unit Name: | Jayakarta Jaya Military Regional Command |
| Native Name: | Indonesian: Komando Daerah Militer Jaya Jayakarta Kodam Jaya |
| Dates: | 24 December 1949 – present |
| Country: | Indonesia |
| Branch: | Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) |
| Command Structure: | Indonesian Army |
| Type: | Territorial army |
| Role: | Defending the Greater Jakarta area (excluding Bogor), supporting law enforcement, providing additional security for VVIPs during State Visits, and securing vital installations in the capital city region (as-per request from civil authorities) |
| Size: | At least 15,000[1] |
| Commander1: | Maj.Gen. Rafael Granada Baay |
| Commander1 Label: | Commander |
| Commander2: | Brig.Gen. Tatang Subarna |
| Commander2 Label: | Chief of Staff |
| Garrison: | Cawang, East Jakarta |
| Motto: | Aneka Daya Tunggal Bhakti "Various Powers, One Devotion" |
The Jayakarta Jaya Military Regional Command (Indonesian: Komando Daerah Militer Jayakarta); abbreviated Kodam Jaya is the military district of the Indonesian Army which covers the Greater Jakarta area. It's role is to protect and defend the capital city area with other additional tasks, such as to support the local law enforcement and civil authorities (by request).
On 1 September 1945, the People's Security Bureau (Badan Keamanan Rakyat/BKR) was founded in Jakarta and was led by Lt. Col. Mufraeni Mukmin. On 29 September 1945, allied forces (with Netherlands Indies Civil Administration personnel attached) under the command of Lt. Gen. Sir Philip Christison landed from in Tanjung Priok Harbor to disarm Japanese troops and to liberate prisoners of war. BKR and Indonesian youth in API, Kris Hisbulah, and other paramilitary organisations confronted the allied forces. To increase armed resistance against the Allied forces, the government of the Republic of Indonesia founded the People's Security Army (Tentara Keamanan Rakyat/TKR) on 5 October 1945. One regiment of TKR in Jakarta was organised under the command of Lt.Col. Mufraini Mukmin.
On 24 September 1949, the Dutch government recognised Indonesia's Independence, one of the first actions of which was the signing of documents for the transfer of power in the Jakarta Raya area from Comando Batavia En Ommelanden of the Dutch to Basis Comando Jakarta Raya of Indonesia, under supervision of Komisi Tiga Negara (KTN). This established 24 September as the anniversary day of Kodam Jaya. In December 1949, some units such as "Kala Hitam" Battalion and "Siluman" Battalion were dispatched to reinforce Basis Comando Jakarta Raya, following which Lt.Col. R. Taswin Natadiningrat was appointed as commander of Basis Comando Jakarta Raya.
In January 1950, Basis Comando Jakarta Raya change its name to Komando Militer Pangkalan Jakarta Raya (KMP Jakarta Raya). Then, following instruction from Army HQ on 10 May 1950, Komando Militer Kota (KMK) was changed to Komando Militer Kota Besar Jakarta Raya (KMKB-DR). As the Republic of Indonesia continued to develop, the Army Chief of Staff released two letters of command numbered SP 1671/10/1959 and SP 1672/10/1959 (both dated 24 December 1959), which reorganized the Army command for the capital, thus the 5th Regional Military Command/Jayakarta (Komando Daerah Militer V/Jayakarta, also known as the Jakarta Military Region, MRC 5/Jaya, Kodam V/Jaya or Region V/Jayakarta) was founded in the basis of the KMKB-DR which a new commander was to be named for this separate command for the region. After that, on 19 January 1960, at 9:00 am in Lapangan Banteng, the Chief of Staff of the Army, Lt. Gen. Abdul Haris Nasution, appointed Col.(inf) Umar Wirahadikusumah as the first Commander of Kodam V/Jaya.
The 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade (back then known as the 1st Infantry Brigade) took part in the events of the 30 September Movement, its commander being one of the coup attempt leaders. Col. Wirahadikusumah was spared from any action due to pressure from Maj Gen Suharto, then commander of Kostrad, for him to prevent having to join the rebel forces in his area of operations. In 1984, the command simply became Kodam Jaya as part of an armed forces-wide reorganization, its numerical designation removed.
The name "Jayakarta" comes from the old and original name of the city of Jakarta before the arrival of the Dutch. It is a Sanskrit-derivedname consisting of two words which are "Jaya" meaning "victorious" and "Karta" meaning "achieved", literally translated to "achieved through victory" which was the historical background of the foundation of the city when the Army of Fatahillah successfully defeated and drove the Portuguese forces out of Jakarta in the 16th century.[2]
The Territorial Units under Kodam Jaya consist of two Military Resort Commands (Korem) units and one self-supporting Military District Command (Kodim BS).
Kodam Jaya also oversees several Army combat and combat support units:
Training units under Kodam Jaya are organised into the Kodam Jaya Training Regiment (Resimen Induk Kodam Jaya or "Rindam Jaya"). The units are: