In December, the Philippine Air Force (PAF) will be the lead air force of the Trilateral Air Patrol (TAP) with Indonesia and Malaysia.
The formal launching of TAP was conducted on October 13 in Subang, Malaysia. Department of National Defense (DND) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) officials attended the launching event. They were transported by PAF 220th Airlift Wing’s C-130 aircraft.
Earlier, AFP spokesperson Major General Restituto Padilla said TAP will complement the three nations’ Trilateral Maritime Patrol which seeks to secure maritime areas of common concern of the three nations from terrorists.
The TAP agreement designated the area of maritime interest that will be the subject of both maritime and air patrols. It will be carried out from designated staging points. Staging point for Indonesia is Tarakan; Bongao for the Philippines; and Tawau for Malaysia.
220th Airlift Wing photo
“Each country will take turns leading the mission thru a designated mission commander using host country air assets. Air patrol will be monitored from a maritime coordinating center. A host country will use their air assets with other nations patrol teams aboard,” the AFP spokesperson said.
Coordinated air patrols by individual air forces within their country’s respective borders are also part of TAP.
https://www.update.ph/2017/10/ph-to-lead-trilateral-air-patrol-in-december/21934
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