Its mission is to provide flag bearers and escorts for national flag ceremonies commemorating Independence Day in the city, province, and national level in Indonesia as well as in some international functions at overseas Indonesian installations (e.g Embassies and/or Consulates).

Husein Mutahar, and till this day, organized by a national organization with its HQ in Jakarta known as the "National Paskibraka Council" (Purna Paskibraka Indonesia abbreviated PPI) under the auspices of the Pancasila Ideology Development Agency (formerly under the Ministry of Youth and Sports until 2022).

The next year a replica flag took its place in all national ceremonies in Jakarta, and high school students took over the job of providing the color party and the advance platoon, with their red scarf and white dress uniforms and black songkok caps which would become the signature uniform of the Paskibraka troop until today.

Paskibra (a portmanteau of Pasukan Pengibar Bendera or "Flag Hoisting Troop") refers to an Extracurricular activity which are present in most junior to senior high schools throughout Indonesia.

Whenerever they are available, there would be a 45-man guard escort platoon armed with the M-16 or Pindad SS1 assault rifle in cities and provinces as well as select regencies.

In 2022, a common uniform for the regional guard platoon was unveiled, a similar red uniform to that used in Jakarta but with service specific rank and branch insignia with the guard commander wearing his or her officer's shoulder board and a ceremonial sabre, speciality patches and brevets, and the M1 helmet rather than the shako used in the capital's ceremony (Jakarta and some other areas use the shako and white hackle instead of the combat helmet).