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Army Chief leads Special Forces anniversary celebration
FORT BONIFACIO, Metro Manila – Army
Chief Lt. Gen. Macairog S. Alberto led the celebration of the 57th
founding anniversary of the Special Forces Regiment (Airborne) at its
headquarters in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija, on Tuesday, June 25, 2019.
The SFR(A) is an elite Army unit with a
competency on unconventional warfare operations. The members of the
regiment are also highly trained in counter-insurgency and
counter-terrorism. Among the strengths of the regiment is its effective
community relations which helped SFR(A) attain significant
accomplishments in combat as well as effect enemy surrender.
Before the awarding, Alberto donned the star-rank insignia to the Regiment Commander, Col. Lincoln Francisco T. Tagle.
Alberto also visited the Special Forces
Airborne School and had a brief talk with the students who were newly
commissioned officers from the Philippine Military Academy “Mabalasik”
Class of 2019 and other SFR(A) personnel. Fresh from their graduation
last May, this PMA batch was directed by the Army Chief himself to
undergo airborne training.
The regiment continues to innovate and
develop its capabilities in unconventional warfare to better serve its
mandate. “The Philippine Army will continue to support your initiatives
in sustaining your unit by giving you the best equipment and training.
Together, let us move course towards becoming a world-class Army that is
source of national pride,” said the Army Chief.#
Special Forces Regiment - Airborne
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