Kalinaw News: Philippine Army, CAFGU and PNP completed Urban Combat Orientation Training in Aurora

From Kalinaw News (Feb 19, 2021): Philippine Army, CAFGU and PNP completed Urban Combat Orientation Training in Aurora



BALER, Aurora-42 selected individuals from 91st Infantry “Sinagtala” Battalion, Philippine Army, Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU), and Aurora Police provincial Office (APPO) successfully completed a four-day training in Urban Combat Orientation Training (UCOT) on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 91st IB headquarter, Barangay, Calabuanan, Baler, Aurora.

Lt. Col. Reandrew P. Rubio, commander of 91st IB said that there were 30 enlisted personnel from 91st IB, 6 CAFGU and 6 PNP members of the APPO who were graduated and now more capable of neutralizing terrorists planning to conduct attacks in cities and highly populated areas wherein the training was started last Monday, February 15, 2021.

“They were trained in order to become well-rounded, effective, and efficient urban warfare operators and capable of dealing with terrorist threats and not only on the insurgency menace,” Rubio said in an interview, who also graced the occasion.

Rubio said that the training is designed to develop skills of the participants to respond in crisis and terrorist incidents in mostly urban situations.

“We develop them (participants), we honed them in anti-terrorist methods in conducting operations, to enter an assault, strategies in extrication of hostages, and close-quarters battle,” Rubio said.

The top army official in this province also said that the training participants can be deployed to deal with urban warfare scenarios.

Rubio also expressed his sincerest thanks and gratitude to the trainees.

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