Wednesday, March 24, 2010

PHOTO RELEASE

By: LTCOL EDGARD A AREVALO PN(M)

Director, Naval Public Affairs Office


Members of the elite Force Reconnaissance Company of the Philippine Marine Corps rushed to their respective vehicle during the send off ceremony Monday, 22 March 2010 at the Headquarters Philippine Navy. They will be deployed to Basilan to support law-enforcement actions against lawless elements operating in the said province. The send-off of the Philippine Navy vessels and marine personnel is in line with the guidance of AFP Chief of Staff General Delfin N Bangit to get the remaining members of the Abu Sayyaf Group within 60 days.


Six patrol vessels and gunboats of the Philippine Navy that will be deployed to operational areas specifically in Visayas and Mindanao are moored in Commodore Divino Pier at the Navy Headquarters in Roxas Boulevard, Manila. The send-off of the vessels and marine personnel was held 7:30 a.m. Monday, 22 March 2010 in line with the guidance of AFP Chief of Staff General Delfin N Bangit to get the remaining members of the Abu Sayyaf Group within 60 days.



Officers and men of BRP Apolinario Mabini (PS 36) board their ship after the send-off ceremony Monday, 22 March 2010 at the Headquarters Philippine Navy. PS 36 is one of the six Navy ships that will be deployed to operational areas specifically in Visayas and Mindanao. The send-off of the vessels and marine personnel is in line with the guidance of AFP Chief of Staff General Delfin N Bangit to get the remaining members of the Abu Sayyaf Group within 60 days.




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