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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 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 ...
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 ...
An M35 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-ton truck detailed with the Navy Reserve Command A pair of Navy Reserve Command amphibious trucks, along with an M35 truck of the Naval Combat Engineer Brigade. DUKW assigned to the 202nd NRS. DUKW of the 202nd NRS during the 2012 AFP Reservist Day Parade at Camp Aguinaldo.
Communist rebellion in the Philippines. 2013 Lahad Datu standoff. Vice Admiral Giovanni Carlo Jamero Bacordo is a Filipino admiral who was the Chief of the Philippine Navy. He is a graduate of the Philippine Military Academy "Hinirang" Class of 1987. Prior to his post, he served as the commander of the Philippine Fleet.