1051st Technical & Administrative Services Unit (Ready Reserve)
1 Technical & Administrative Services Battalion | |
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File:Official Seal of the 105th Technical and Administrative Services Group.jpg | |
Active | 1 February 2014 - Present |
Country | Philippines |
Branch | Armed Forces of the Philippines |
Type | Technical Services Reserve Technical Services |
Role | Combat Support and Combat Service Support, SAR and CSAR, Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation Operations, Civil-Military Operations and Civil-military Co-operations, Spec-Ops |
Size | 3 Ready Reserve Detachments and 1 Headquarters & Headquarters Service Company |
Part of | Under the 105th Technical & Administrative Services Group |
Garrison/HQ | Bgy UP Village, Quezon City |
Nickname(s) | First Force Support |
Motto(s) | Pax et Unitas/ Peace and Unity |
Anniversaries | 1 February |
Engagements | None |
Decorations | None |
Commanders | |
Current commander | MAJ VIRGILIO S FERRER II (RES) JAGS |
Notable commanders | MAJ VIRGILIO S FERRER II (RES) JAGS |
Insignia | |
Search and Rescue Tab | |
Laang Kawal Seal | |
Philippine Army Staff Judge Advocate Branch Insignia |
The 1st QC Technical & Administrative Services Battalion, 105th Technical & Administrative Services Group,[1][2] known officially as First Force Support Unit, is one of two TAS units of the 105th Technical and Administrative Services Group of the AFP Reserve Command, and is based in Quezon City. The unit provides combat support and service support services to the 1502nd Infantry Brigade (Ready Reserve) of the Army Reserve Command.
History
During the early days 2009 several commissioned officers and non-commissioned officers of the 1502nd Infantry Brigade studied the possibility of raising the actual unit strenght of their unit to full brigade status. With this study came the need to incorporate a service support unit similar to what regular infantry brigades of the Philippine Army in the field.
LTC SAL G DUMABOK MNSA (GSC) RES PA - deputy brigade commander of the 1502IBDE(RR) instructed then 1LT VIRGILIO S FERRER II (RES) PA to coordinate with the AFP Reserve Command and seek their assistance with the possibility of creating or service detailing a unit of the Technical Services (Reserve) with their reserve unit. Their efforts yielded approval from AFPRESCOM and the 105th Technical and Administrative Services Group under the command of LTC PETER C SUCHIANCO RES (GSC) JAGS authorized the creation of unit that will provide service support to the 1502nd.
In 2013 1LT FERRER then decided to pursue a career as a Military Lawyer and resigned his commissioned with the Philippine Army Reserves and was subsequently re-commissioned as a Major with the Reserve Force - AFP Judge Advocate General Corps. By 1 February 2014, the Quezon City TAS Unit was activated with MAJ VIRGILIO S FERRER II (RES) JAGS as its commanding officer and CPT CARLO BERNABE (RES) JAGS as its executive officer.
Mission
- Base for expansion of the Regular Force in the event of war, invasion or rebellion within its AOP.
- Assist the Government in Relief and Rescue Operations in the event of Calamities or Disasters.[3]
- Assist the Government in Socio-economic development and environmental concerns.[4]
- Assist in the operation & maintenance of essential government and private utilies (e.g. power, telecommunications, water).
The Commissioned Officer Corps
Most of the officers of the 1TASBn,105TASG, AFPRESCOM are directly commissioned through AFP Circular Nr. 4 and 6 and may come from any of the following professions,:[5]
- Lawyers and Paralegal Specialists (Judge Advocate General Service)
- Medical Doctors (Medical Corps)
- Nurses (Nurse Corps)
- Dentists (Dental Service)
- Veterinarians (Veterinary Corps)
- Licensed Teachers (Corps of Professors)
- Allied Medical, Business, and Mass Communication Specialists (Medical Administrative Corps)
- Licensed Engineers (Corps of Engineers)
- Ordained Chaplains (Chaplain Service)
Units
The following are the units that are presently placed under operational control of the 1st QC Technical & Administrative Services Battalion.
Base Units
Line Units
See also
- AFP Reserve Command
- 1502nd Infantry Brigade (Ready Reserve)
- 201st Infantry Battalion (Ready Reserve)
- 202nd Infantry Battalion (Ready Reserve)
References
- Citations
- ^ http://afprescomhqs.webs.com/techadminservices.htm
- ^ http://www.timawa.net/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=7snmac6djf9lmhmd0mgs8ih213&topic=15182.msg138789#msg138789
- ^ http://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/afp-reservists-help-lgus-disaster-response
- ^ http://groundreport.com/philippines-dellosa-directs-afp-tap-reservists-in-bayanihan-plan/
- ^ http://afprescomhqs.webs.com/techadminservices.htm
- Bibliography