The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) received 501
pieces of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear (CBRN) response equipment
from the US Defense Treat Reduction Agency (DRTA) Thursday.
The equipment was formally received by AFP deputy
chief-of-staff Edgar Fallorina during ceremonies at the General Headquarters
Canopy, Camp Aguinaldo ,
Quezon City
The CBRN equipment arrived in the Philippines
Obtaining the new equipment is part of the AFP’s efforts of
realizing provisions of the AFP CBRN Capability Development Roadmap 2028, which
is in line with the AFP Transformation Roadmap.
The donated equipment include individual personal protective
equipment (like several pieces of protective suits, gloves and boots),
self-contained breathing apparatus, decontamination items (like flexible waste
water tank and various types of water hoses), consumable support items,
reusable support items (like toolbox and bolt cutter), technical/training reference
materials, power supply facilities, team communications items and other
materials.
The equipment will be used by the CBRN Platoon, Explosive
Ordnance Disposal Battalion (EOD Bn), Army Support Command (ASCOM), for their
on-going training at Fort Andres Bonifacio, Metro Manila and future deployment
that will require CBRN capabilities.
Around 35 members of the CBRN Platoon, EOD Bn, ASCOM, are
undergoing refresher trainings at the Basic First Responder Course with CBRN
Module in Fort Bonifacio
The CBRN Platoon is undergoing the refresher training to
ensure that they have retained their knowledge of previous training they
received in Aberdeen , Maryland
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=805308
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