Press Advisory re Capability Demo of NAVSOG with P-Noy

LIEUTENANT COLONEL EDGARD A AREVALO PN(M)

Director, Naval Public Affairs Office

Thursday, 09 September 2010

WHO: His Excellency President Benigno Simeon

Cojuangco Aquino III

WHAT: Capability Demonstration by Naval Special

Operations Group

WHEN: 10 September 2010 @ 10 a.m.

(Media are encouraged to be at the venue by 8 a.m.)

WHERE: Headquarters (NAVSOG), Naval Base Heracleo Alano,

Sangley Point, Cavite City

DETAILS:

President Benigno S. Aquino III will visit the Navy’s

elite force, Naval Special Operations Group (NAVSOG)

or the Philippine Navy version of the US Navy SEALS,

based in Sangley Point, Cavite City on Friday,

10 September 2010 to witness their capability to

readily respond during crisis situations and terrorist

threats.

Among the special skills that they will show are Visit,

Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS), inland demo raid,

rappelling and fast roping techniques, and training

demonstration such as basic physical training exercises

and obstacle course.

Two SEAL teams will assault a suspicious vessel that

was taken over by terrorists in Manila Bay. They will

use two 11 Meter Rigid Hull Inflated Boats (RHIB)

and a special boarding equipments to conduct the

raid while underway. This scenario is part of the

capability demonstration that will be presented

to President Aquino, who will also be onboard

one of the RHIBs.

After the sea assault demonstration, President Aquino

will also inspect the troops and their equipments

which includes a rebreather – a special diving

equipment that converts exhaled carbondioxide into

breathable oxygen, a decompression chamber used in

treating diving sickness and other gadgets used for

bomb disposals and diving- salvage operations.

There will also be an inland demolition raid

SEALS landing stealthily on an enemy infested

beach, detonating targets with explosives and

their extraction back to sea. The President will also

inspect the firing range where he will try to shoot

plate targets using Navy Seal weapons.

With the recent hostage drama staged by the late

S/Insp. Rolando Mendoza that left eight Chinese

tourists dead, President Aquino’s visit intends to

address the level of readiness of NAVSOG in terms

of training and equipment.

Navy Captain Rommel Jason Galang, NAVSOG’s Commander

will tour the President during his visit.

Friends from the media are invited to cover the

said event. Navy ship Diesel Fast Craft (DF 351)

will depart at exactly 7 a.m. in Commo Divino Pier

at the Navy Headquarters for Sangley Point, Cavite City.

Please be advised that there will be designated areas

for the members of the media. Interested parties may

coordinate with LTJG ROMMEL B RODRIGUEZ PN at mobile

telephone number 0939-127-8324 and LTJG LIEZL M

VIDALLON at mobile telephone number 0916-242-9920 for

other details.