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Light Reaction Company (LRC) This is the Philippine Army's Counter Terrorist Force. These men are CQB experts, they are "specially trained and equipped" for close-range battle. Hostage rescue and other counter-terrorism manuevers are their usual tasks. |
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unidentified AFP commandos "New Breed of Commandos" Take note of the MP5s and the high-powered sniper rifles. This crack troop is indeed among the deadliest. These are close-quarter battle experts apparently. |
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Navy Special
Warfare Group (SWAG) This is the team that killed notorious Abu Sayyaf Group Spokesman Abu Sabaya in the waters off Zamboanga. Abu Sabaya's group were intercepted while trying to escape out of Basilan. A |
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Navy SWAG with a 3rd generation Marine Scout Sniper Rifle (MSSR). |
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Navy Special
Warfare Group (SWAG). "The quiet professionals". |
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Special
Forces Airborne Special Operations Command, Philippine Army |
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Army Special Forces - Airborne on parade. |
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Navy Marines "The gallant warriors from the sea". |
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Marine Force Recon lands on the beach. Shown in the background are two V300 armored vehicles. |
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rNavy's V300 Armored Personnel Carrier. These vehicles are exclusively being used by the Marines. |
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rMarines manuever for a beach landing. |
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rA Marine Scout Sniper with his MSSR. |
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Marine Scout Sniper Team blends with their environment like chameleons while waiting for their unsuspecting target. |
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The Air Force's supersonic F5 Freedom Fighter jets from the 5th Fighter Wing serve as the first line of defense against external threats. |
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rS211 provides close air support to ground troops and also serves as a trainer aircraft. |
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rOV-10 Bronco from 15th Strike Wing These planes softened the defenses of the MILF camps which resulted to capture of these fortresses. It really saved the lives of lots of ground troops. |
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MD-520 with machine gun and rocket pods. One of the more bizarre stories I read about was that of the female MD-520 pilot providing close air support to her husband's Scout Ranger team during an assault on separatist forces in Mindanao. |
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The BRP Apolinario Mabini (PS 36), one of the three(3) Peacock class corvettes, on patrol off the Zamboanga coast. |
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Example of the OTO Melara 76mm automatic cannon installed on the "Peacock class" corvettes. |
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A Simba AIFV leads a squad of Philippine Army Infantrymen advancing towards an enemy lair somewhere in Mindanao. |
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Artillery fire support from 105 mm Howitzers. Artillery units have proven their worth in many encounters. With these, ground troops ... NEVER RUN OUT OF AMMO. |
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105 and 155mm Howitzers firepower. |
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Army Infantry Divisions "The backbone of the country's national defense." |
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Civilian volunteers from the CAFGU units. These militiamen are trained by the Philippine Army Special Forces to help protect remote villages against Philippine insurgents. |
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