Army holds squad challenge among troops

From the Philippine Information Agency (Aug 16): Army holds squad challenge among troops

The 14 battalions of the 10th Infantry Divisions battled it out in their annual Squad and Disaster Response Operations Challenges on August 6-9 at their headquarters in Mawab, Compostela Valley.

10th ID Spokesperson Capt Rhyan Batchar said that the squads were evaluated on their performances in the simulation activities based on the three modules – Endurance, Knowledge and Skills Test, Battle Drills and Disaster Response.

Topping all the challenges was the squad from the 68th Infantry Battalion, who won both the Squad and Disaster Response Operations Challenges.

In the squad challenge, the groups from the 39th and 66th infantry battalions placed second and third respectively; while in the Disaster Response Challenge, squads from 28th and 27th infantry battalions came in next to the champion in order.

Special awards were also given including Best in Marksmanship to the 8th Infantry Battalion,  Best in Battle Drills to the 39th Infantry Battalion and Strongest Squad to the 46th Infantry Battalion.

Capt Batchar emphasized that the challenges also allowed them to assess the capability of the squads to follow the tasking and organization in the battalion level.

He said that the activity is a prelude of the 10th year anniversary of the 10th Infantry Division, which will be celebrated on August 18.

Capt Batchar bared that Major General Eduardo M. Año, the commanding general of the Philippine Army, will be the special guest during the anniversary celebration.

Among the events during the anniversary celebration will be the blessing of the new facilities in the division’s headquarters such as officers’ club, new gate, barracks and operations facility.

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