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Civil Military Affairs Brigade (Reserve)

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Civil Military Affairs Brigade (Reserve)
Unit seal
ActiveSeptember 1999 - present
CountryPhilippines Philippines
AllegiancePhilippines Republic of the Philippines
BranchArmed Forces of the Philippines
Type Technical Services Reserve
Civil Military Affairs Services
RoleCombat Support and Combat Service Support, SAR and CSAR, Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation Operations, Civil-Military Operations and Civil-military Co-operations
Size8 Civil Military Affairs Groups, 1 Information Development Group, 1 Media Affairs Group and 1 Headquarters & Headquarters Service Group
Part ofUnder the AFP Reserve Command Technical Services Reserve Group
Garrison/HQAFPRESCOM Cpd, CGEA, Quezon City
Nickname(s)
  • CMA BDE
  • Civil Military Affairs Brigade
Motto(s)
  • Isip, Salita, at Gawa
  • Thoughts, Words, and Actions
  • Pensamientos, Palabras y Acciones
Mascot(s)Philippine serpent eagle
AnniversariesSimilar date to National Reservist Week Celebration
Decorations
Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Badge
Commanders
Current
commander
COL GERARD V VELEZ PA (GSC) (RES)
Notable
commanders
BGEN JOSEPH G SEVILLA AFP (RES) BGEN EMMANUEL JOAQUIN B GUINA AFP (RES)
Insignia
Civil-Military Operations Tab
Laang Kawal Seal
Special Forces-Unconventional Warfare Operations TAB
AFPRESCOM Scuba Diving Badge

The Civil Military Affairs Brigade (Reserve)[1][2] is one of the units of the Technical Services Reserve Group of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Reserve Command, and is based in Quezon City. The unit provides combat support and service support services to AFP Reserve Force Maneuver Units operating within the National Capital Region, conduct community development operations, civil-military operations and co-operations in support of the IPSP Bayanihan.

Commanding officers

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Unit Designation: Public Affairs Group (Reserve)

  • Colonel Jesus G. Czabarrus (GSC) PAF (RES) - February 1997 to June 2005

Unit Designation: Public Affairs Service (PAS)(Reserve)

  • Colonel Eduardo L. Lacañeta MNSA (GSC) PN (RES) - June 2005 to November 2009

Unit Designation: Civil Military Affairs Brigade (Reserve)

  • Brigadier General Joseph G. Sevilla AFP (RES) - November 2009 to November 2011
  • Commodore Enrico Juan P. Talon AFP (RES) - November 2011 to May 2015
  • Brigadier General Emmanuel Joaquin B. Guina AFP (RES) - May 15, 2015 to May 18, 2019
  • Colonel Gerard V. Velez PA (GSC, RES) - 18 May 2019 to date

Brigade sergeant majors

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  • SMS Napoleon Mantilla (Res) PA - November 2009 to November 2011
  • MSg Gaudencio Eleazar N Manalac (Res) PA - November 2011 to 2015
  • CPO Arnel S Cruz PN (Res) - 25 May 2019 to date

Organization

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The following are the units of the Civil Military Affairs Brigade:

Headquarters Units:

  • Command Group
  • Headquarters & Headquarters Support Group
  • Media Affairs Group (MAG)
  • Information Development Group

Field line units

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  • 1st Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve) National Capital Region
  • 2nd Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve) Northern Luzon
  • 3rd Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve) Southern Luzon
  • 4th Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve) Palawan
  • 5th Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve) Visayas
  • 6th Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve) Eastern Mindanao
  • 7th Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve) Western Mindanao
  • 8th Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve) No geographical designation

Training

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  • Civil Military Affairs Operation Course
  • Special Forces Operations Orientation Training (Unconventional Warfare Operations Course)
  • Scuba Diving Course (soon[when?] to be conducted by AFPRESCOM Diver by instruction of Lt Col Fabian H Versoza PA INF (SR) - Assistant chief of Staff for Education & Training, G8
  • Explosives Ordnance Reconnaissance Agent Course
  • K-9 Handling Course
  • VIP Security Protection Course
  • Air-to-Ground Operations System Orientation course

Awards and decorations

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Campaign streamers

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Award streamer Streamer name Operation Date awarded Reference
Presidential Unit Citation Badge SAR/DRR Ops, TS Ketsana 4 February 2010 General Orders No. 112, GHQ-AFP, dtd 04 Feb '10
Presidential Unit Citation Badge General Elections, Philippines 1 July 2010 General Orders No. 641, GHQ-AFP, dtd 1 July '10

Badges

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Military badge Badge name Operation Date awarded Reference
AFP Election Duty Badge General Elections, Philippines 21 May 2010 General Orders No. 513, GHQ-AFP, dtd 21 May '10
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See also

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References

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Citations
  1. ^ "Tech & Admin Services -". afprescomhqs.webs.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  2. ^ "What is Technicals Service?". timawa.net. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
Bibliography
  • General Orders activating Civil Military Affairs Brigade of the AFP Reserve Command
  • AFPRESCOM official site
  • The AFPRESCOM Training Group, AFP-MOT Manual, 2001, AFPRESCOM