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By Norman Bordadora
Philippine Daily Inquirer

President Aquino has ordered the creation of an “elite strike force” that could be quickly deployed anywhere in the country to address crisis situations such as the hostage incident that resulted in the deaths of eight Hong Kong tourists on Monday.

Secretary Herminio Coloma of the Presidential Communications and Operations Office said Mr. Aquino wants 200 troopers each from the Armed Forces and the PNP to compose the small but specialized unit.

Coloma said it was one of the measures that the President adopted after the Chief Executive himself saw how the Manila police bungled the rescue of the Hong Kong tourists held by a disgruntled former policeman, Rolando Mendoza.

“That is the immediate action that would be implemented on orders of the President,” Coloma said in an interview over radio station dzRH.

“This is a strong force, highly trained, with modern equipment and could be deployed in any area in the archipelago,” the communications secretary said.

Mr. Aquino himself said that he already talked with the chiefs of the military and of the police to form the elite unit.

He also indicated in an earlier news conference that it would be better to concentrate resources on a few highly trained soldiers than have the necessary logistics spread over too many Special Weapons and Tactics teams or SWAT units.

“So, I already discussed this with Director General Versoza, and also the Chief of Staff General David, that both of their units will be organized that will operate on a national basis but perhaps on a smaller scale so that we can properly maintain them,” President Aquino said.

The President indicated the country’s special operations teams already received training on dealing with crisis situations in such places as ships, planes and buses but adequate weaponry and ammunition remain an issue.

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Re: Philippines to Form Elite Strike Force ala Delta or US Navy SEALS
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2010, 07:06:07 AM »
I think there is no need for P-NOY to create another unit. We have enough elite units in the military and police. What they need is augmentation on their weaponry, trainings and gadgets.

These are the current elite special forces of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

Philippine Army:
1st Scout Ranger Regiment - Philippine Army's primary special forces who specialized in anti-guerilla warfare.

Special Forces Regiment - primarily trained in counter-insurgency operations, unconventional and psychological warfare. this similar to the US green beret.

Light Reaction Battalion - this is the lead counter-terrorist unit of the philippine army which is a combination of scout rangers and special forces highly trained by the US special forces.

Philippine Navy:
Naval Special Warfare Group - Naval Special Operations Group also known as SWAG is similar to the US navy seals. this is the elite unit of the philippine navy trained in special operations, sabotage, psychological and unconventional warfare.

Philippine Marine Corps:
Philippine Marine Corps Force Recon Battalion - a.k.a. Marine Force Recon is the Philippine Naval Fleet's/ Philippine Marine Corps' elite ground forces unit for unconventional warfare and special operations specialized in sea, air and land operations, just like its counterpart the Naval Special Warfare Group  of the Philippine Navy. their operations ranges from reconnaissance, close combat, demolition, intelligence and underwater operations in support to the overall naval operations.

Philippine Air Force:
710th Special Operations Wing - is the rapid deployment force of the Philippine Air Force (PAF), which is divided into ten-man airborne attack teams as most of its members are airborne qualified. the wing also controls the 772nd Explosives and Ordinance Squadron and the 773rd K-9s Kennels.

Philippine National Police:
Special Action Force - is the primary special forces unit of the Philippine National Police which is equivalent to British SAS and Israel's YAMAM but with different recruitment and selection procedures. over the years since it's inception, the SAF had received training from the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) and Critical Incident Response Group as well as RAID (Research, Assistance, Intervention, Deterrence). it is also the Anti-Terrorist Unit (ATU) of the PNP-SAF which is responsible for nationwide Police Counter-terrorism  (CT) operations nationwide. Meanwhile, the regions have specially-equipped and trained Regional Mobile Forces (RMF or RMG) which used to be the Light Reaction Unit (LRU) in Metro Manila and the Regional SAF (RSAF) in the provinces. this police unit had undergone several special military combat related training such as airborne forces training, urban warfare and internal security.

PNP-SWAT - better known as the Special Weapons and Tactics patterned from the US SWAT. their duties include performing hostage rescues and counter-terrorism  operations, serving high risk arrest and search warrants, subduing barricaded suspects, and engaging heavily-armed criminals. they are often equipped with specialized firearms including submachine guns, assault rifles, breaching shotguns, riot control agents, stun grenades and sniper rifles. they also have specialized equipment including heavy body armor, ballistic shields, entry tools, armored vehicles, advanced night vision optics, and motion detectors for covertly determining the positions of hostages or hostage takers inside of an enclosed structure.


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Re: Philippines to Form Elite Strike Force ala Delta or US Navy SEALS
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2010, 08:15:47 AM »
dream on philippines... continue dreaming...

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Re: Philippines to Form Elite Strike Force ala Delta or US Navy SEALS
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2010, 11:16:14 AM »
dream on philippines... continue dreaming...

libre bitaw mangarap...  ::)  basin diay pud madayonan.  ;D


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Re: Philippines to Form Elite Strike Force ala Delta or US Navy SEALS
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2010, 02:17:45 AM »
kana nalang existing nga mga elite forces ang ilang e-improve instead of creating a new one.

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Re: Philippines to Form Elite Strike Force ala Delta or US Navy SEALS
« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2010, 12:19:28 PM »
dream on philippines... continue dreaming...

     ;D ;D ;D mau jud. puslan man nga damgo ra nah, hala make it big, damgo ra bitaw ;D ;D ;D

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