Civil Military Affairs Brigade (Reserve)

Civil Military Affairs Brigade (Reserve)
Civil Military Affairs Brigade (Reserve)
	Unit seal
Active	September 1999 - present
Country	Philippines
Allegiance	Republic of the Philippines
Branch	Armed Forces of the Philippines
Type	Technical Services Reserve; Civil Military Affairs Services
Role	Combat Support and Combat Service Support, SAR and CSAR, Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation Operations, Civil-Military Operations and Civil-military Co-operations
Size	7 Civil Military Affairs Groups and 1 Headquarters & Headquarters Service Company
Part of	Under the AFP Reserve Command Technical Services Reserve Group
Garrison/HQ	AFPRESCOM Cpd, CGEA, Quezon City
Nickname(s)	"CMAB"; ; "Civil Affairs Brigade";
Motto(s)	"Isip, Salita, at Gawa"; ; "Thoughts, Words, and Actions";
Mascot(s)	Philippine serpent eagle
Anniversaries	Similar date to National Reservist Week Celebration
Decorations	; Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Badge
Commanders
Current; commander	COMMO ENRICO JUAN P TALON (RES) AFP
Sergeant Major	MSg Gaudencio Eleazar N Manalac (Res) PA
Notable; commanders	BGEN JOSEPH G SEVILLA (RES) AFP
Insignia
Civil-Military Operations Tab
Laang Kawal Seal
Special Forces-Unconventional Warfare Operations (SF-UWOC) TAB
AFPRESCOM SCUBA DIVING BADGE

The Civil Military Affairs Brigade (Reserve),^[1]^[2] known officially as CMAB, is one of 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.

Mission

Base for expansion of the Regular Force in the event of war, invasion or rebellion within its AOR.
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 and maintenance of essential government and private utilities (e.g. power, telecommunications, water).

Commanding officers

COL Jesus G Cabarrus (Res) (GSC) PAF - February 1997 to June 2005
CAPT Eduardo L Lacañeta MNSA (GSC) (Res) PN - June 2005 to November 2009
BGEN Joseph G Sevilla (Res) AFP - November 2009 to November 2011
COMMO Enrico Juan P Talon (Res) AFP - November 2011 to June 2015
COL Emmanuel Joaquin B Guina MNSA (GSC) PA (Res)-CMABde Officer In Charge (OIC)

Command sergeant majors

SMS Napoleon Mantilla (Res) PA - November 2009 to November 2011
MSg Gaudencio Eleazar N Manalac (Res) PA - November 2011 to present

Organization

The following are the units of CMAB:

Base units

Headquarters & Headquarters Company

Line units

1st Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve)
2nd Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve)
3rd Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve)
4th Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve)
5th Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve)
6th Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve)
7th Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve)

Training

Civil Military Affairs Operation Course - CMAOC
Special Forces Operations Orientation Training(Unconventional Warfare Operations Course)-SFOOT(UWOC)
Scuba Diving Course (soon to be conducted by AFPRESCOM Diver by instruction of Lt Col Fabian H Versoza PA(INF(SR)-Asst chief of Staff for education & Training, G8
EORA - Explosives Ordnance Reconnaissance Agent Course
K-9 Handling Course
VIP Security Protection Course
AGOS - Air-to-Ground Operations System Orientation course

Awards and decorations

Campaign streamers

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

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

Gallery

Miscellaneous Gallery
Civil Military Affairs Operations Course Graduation December 2012 with Radm Miguel Jose S Rodriguez AFP Deputy Chief of Staff for Civil Military Operations, J7 as Guest of Honor, MGEN MARLOU S SALAZAR AFP DCS for Reservist & Retirees Affairs, J9 and COL QUIRINO S CALONZO PA (GSC) Commander AFPRESCOM.
CMAOC maroon berret, CMO badge and certificate.
SFOOT-UWOC GRADUATION DAY
Special Forces Operations Orientation Training (SFOOT) CL 04-13 September 7, 2013 Taken at Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija Unconventional Warfare operations Course -UWOC Specialist.
SFOOT-UWOC
Special Forces Operations Orientation Training (SFOOT) CL 04–13 September 7, 2013 "where Brotherhood Begin.

References

Citations

^ "Tech & Admin Services -". afprescomhqs.webs.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-12. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "WHAT IS TECHNICALS SERVICE?". timawa.net. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
^ "AFP reservists to help LGUs in disaster response - Philippines | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
^ "Philippines: Dellosa directs AFP Tap reservists in Bayanihan plan | Media & Tech, World | GroundReport.com – Latest World News & Opinions". groundreport.com. 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.

[RF9X9X-1] "Tech & Admin Services -". afprescomhqs.webs.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-12. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[timawa-2] "WHAT IS TECHNICALS SERVICE?". timawa.net. Retrieved 12 May 2014.

[reliefweb-3] "AFP reservists to help LGUs in disaster response - Philippines | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. Retrieved 12 May 2014.

[groundreport-4] "Philippines: Dellosa directs AFP Tap reservists in Bayanihan plan | Media & Tech, World | GroundReport.com – Latest World News & Opinions". groundreport.com. Retrieved 12 May 2014.

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