[2] In accordance with Decree PRIN.75/III/1966 dated March 23, 1966 from the office of the Minister/Commander of the Army, Provost Marshal of Military Police Brigadier General (TNI) Sudirgo was appointed to take responsibility for head of state protection.

Soon after the transfer, the provost marshal issued Decree Kep-011/AIII/1966 dated March 25, 1966, which formally established the Satuan Tugas Polisi Militer Angkatan Darat (Satgas POMAD) under the Military Police Command, and appointed Lieutenant Colonel (CPM) Norman Sasono as its commandant.

The Satgas Pomad Para task force operated under the office of the Provost Marshal of Military Police.

It consisted of 2 Batalyon Pomad Para (English: Pomad Para Battalions) each as the core units, supported by the Denkav Serbu, 1st Capital Combat Engineers Detachment and the Presidential Band from Kodam V/Jakarta Raya (Army), the Indonesian Air Force's 2nd Battalion, PGT (Pasukan Gerak Tjepat) (English: Rapid Action Force), the Indonesian National Police's Mobile Brigade (BRIMOB), and also from the Army, the 531st Infantry Battalion/Para Raiders which later was replaced with the 519th Infantry Battalion/Para Raiders from Kodam VIII/Brawijaya.

The 1st Pomad Para Battalion was located at Jalan Tanah Abang II Central Jakarta, at the former barracks of the Tjakrabirawa Regiment.