Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) announced Tuesday the names of 22 generals who will be promoted or dismissed in the first major military reshuffle since July.

A total of 97 officers of the three armed forces were named in the reshuffle, which was approved by TNI Commander Gen. Djoko Santoso on Sept. 26, TNI spokesman Col. Ahmad Yani Basuki said. The highest ranking officer affected by the shake up is Lt. Gen. Bambang Darmono, currently commander of the Army Training and Education Center. He was reassigned as secretary-general of the National Defense Council (Wantanas), replacing retiring Lt. Gen. Muhammad Yasin.

Maj. Gen. Syaiful Rizal will replace Bambang, who was named military commander in Aceh soon after the government imposed a martial law on the province in 2003.

Yasin announced his resignation as Wantanas secretary-general last month in order to turn to politics. He now chairs the Development Functional Party (Pakar Pangan), one of the 38 parties that have qualified to contest the 2009 legislative elections.

The report announced that 20 other generals have reached mandatory retirement age.

The 29 promoted officers include Brig. Gen. Marciano Norman, a Ministry of Defense official who will lead the presidential task force. Marciano will replace Maj. Gen. Suwarno, who has been named East Java military commander.

Incumbent East Java military commander Maj. Gen. Bambang Suranto will head the Army Staff and Command School.

The reshuffle also saw Rear Marshal Ida Bagus Sanubari named the new head of the National Search and Rescue Agency, replacing Rear Adm. Bambang Karnoyudho, who is retiring.

The Air Force's Rear Marshal Dradjad Rahardjo was appointed commander of National Air Defense. He will succeed Rear Marshal Pandji Utama Iskaq, who will serve as the Air Force's chief operational assistant.