Army AD champion AASAM 2018. © Kostrad
The Indonesian Army returned to become the overall champion in the 2018 Australian Army of Skill Arms at Meeting (AASAM) competition. The Indonesian contingent won 36 Gold Medals, 18 Silver and 13 Bronze, Australia next with 9 Gold Medals, 4 Silver and 10 Bronze.
The position of the Army in the annual international shooting competition organized by the Australian Army from 2008 to 2018 has always been the overall champion, meaning it has been 11 years since the position has not been replaced by the AASAM participating countries. This certainly boasts of Indonesia, especially TNI in the eyes of the international world.
According to the Kostrad Information Service, the army deployed 12 athletes to shoot him, 5 of them from Kostrad, namely; Lettu Inf Poltak Siahaan (Madivif 1 Kostrad), Letda Inf Herlansyah (Yonif Para Raider 328 Kostrad), Serka Novian (Yonif Para Raider 503 Kostrad), Sertu Woli Hamsan (Madivif 1 Kostrad) and Sertu Misran (Yonif Para Raider 328 Kostrad).
Of the 5 (Five) Kostrad shooters that strengthened the Army in the AASAM 2018 Shooting Competition, all received prestigious achievements including:
Letda Inf Herlansyah incised his achievement by becoming the Best Shoot as "Best of The Best Shooter AASAM 2018".
Sniper shooter on behalf of Serka Novian managed to break the record by getting the award "One Shoot Two Kills" as a shooter capable of firing two targets with 1 bullet.
Of course this ability is very rare and can only be achieved through very hard training and discipline.
4 (Four) Kostrad shooters received the title of 10 Best International Shooters from 180 shoots 18 Countries following the AASAM 2018 Shooting Competition. They are Lt. Inf Herlansyah, Lettu Inf Poltak Siahaan, Sertu Woli Hamsan and Sertu Misran. [ian]