Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The Philippine Navy ( PN) ( Tagalog: Hukbong Dagat ng Pilipinas, lit. 'Army of [the] Sea of [the] Philippines') is the naval warfare service branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It has an estimated strength of 24,500 active service personnel, including the 10,300-strong Philippine Marine Corps. [2]
Rank. Vice Admiral. Unit. Philippine Fleet. Western Command. Alberto Bernardo Carlos (born December 1967) is a vice admiral in the Philippine Navy who headed the Armed Forces of the Philippines – Western Command (AFP–WESCOM).
This is a list of equipment used by the Philippine Navy, the branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines that specializes in naval warfare. The service has made use of its existing equipment to fulfill its mandate while modernization projects are underway. Republic Act No. 7898 declares the policy of the State to modernize the military to a ...
The Flag Officer-in-Command ( FOIC) is the overall commander and senior admiral of the Philippine Navy, the naval warfare branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It is normally held by a three-star rank of Vice Admiral. He has operational control and is responsible for overall operations of the service, including the Philippine Marine ...
Anti-guerilla operations against the NPA , MILF, ASG, and local criminal elements. Commanders. Current. commander. CDRE Carlos V. Sabarre AFP. Insignia. Unit Patch. Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao Command. Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao, (abbrv. as NAVFOREASTMIN ), is one of the Philippine Navy 's Force Commands combating terrorism and insurgency ...
The Philippine Navy 's new 124-meter Landing Platform Dock is a class of two ships being constructed by PT PAL Indonesia for the navy's Landing Dock Acquisition Project. The class is an improvement on the previously commissioned Tarlac-class which was also constructed by PT PAL. The ships are being acquired as part of Horizon 2 of the Revised ...
Insignia. Unit Patch. NAVRESCOM Coat of Arms. The Naval Reserve Command (NRC), also known as NAVRESCOM or RESCOM, ( Filipino: Pangasiwaan ng Panlaang Kawal ng Hukbong Pandagat) is one of the Philippine Navy's Major Support Commands created for the sole purpose of reserve force management, procurement, and organization.
The Marine Special Operations Group (also known as the Force Reconnaissance Group ), formerly known as the Force Recon Battalion or FRBn, [1] is the Philippine Marine Corps ' elite special forces unit for unconventional warfare and special operations. It specializes in sea, air and land operations, like its counterpart in the Naval Special ...