Civil and TNI Cooperation in Managing the Covid-19 Pandemic in Indonesia

This research aim was to obtain empirical and analytical data on substantive and important issues from the implementation of civil-military cooperation in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic. The research method and approach used is descriptive qualitative with data collection techniques carried out through observation, interviews, literature studies, as well as focus group discussions (FGD). The findings from the study indicate that TNI and Civilian cooperation in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic is quite effective, although there are still obstacles in dealing with natural disasters, in the form of a limited budget, infrastructure, quality of personnel, sectoral ego between agencies, and low public awareness. in handling the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, what needs to be done in collaboration between ministries and related institutions is strengthening coordination, communication, and collaboration on budgets, facilities, personnel embodied in the MoU. The results in this study were also obtained through the compatibility between the ideals built with real conditions in the field which were different from previous studies. This is the novelty resulting from this research.